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[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (3 children)

I mean coreutils in a memory safe language?

Rust is the currently most adopted C replacement

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Rust is the currently most adopted C replacement

Where's the data you're using to measure that?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

https://insights.stackoverflow.com/survey/2019#technology

This shows something else. The traditional languages are all more common than Rust.

I suppose Go could be a good competitor, and I read a thread comparing C=Go, C++=Rust.

I just see a lot more rust in many projects, and it is well integrated with GTK for example. I also know of several drivers and modules written in Rust.

At least in Linux, Go seems to be used for WebTech more than for other things.

I am interested in a discussion about that, as I would like to learn one of these languages, but Rust seems to have a better ecosystem with more adaption, ready GUI toolkits, a Linux Desktop, multiple GTK apps etc. in the making, while for example "Fyne", Go GUI toolkit (that I found in the Flatpak "Rymdport") doesnt even have Wayland support yet.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

This shows something else. The traditional languages are all more common than Rust.

It's a survey from 2019, but in those rust is traditionally the favourite language nobody uses professionally.

I suppose Go could be a good competitor, and I read a thread comparing C=Go, C++=Rust.

Go's syintax is C inspired, but it's not made to replace it, nor do they compete in the same space.

Look at zig instead of you're interested in that.

I am interested in a discussion about that, as I would like to learn one of these languages

Skip rust unless you have years to get good at it.