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This argument that rust is complicated is really tiring and laughable in the face of c++'s complexity. Rust has the biggest concession to newcomers I have ever seen offered, it wil…

Yes there are several third party package managers, which is a pretty good smell that the situation is sticky at best. Out of the three my favorite is NuGET. Unfortunately the ecos…

I think what's hard for people to realize is, people who like rust usually aren't saying "is rust going to replace it"? Like cheesey blogs by hype artists say crap like that, but r…

Depending on what that business software is doing I wouldn't be surprised in a few hundred thousand lines were written in something else. Microsoft ( https://medium.com/@tinocaer/h…

In a lot of cases I would consider a staged rewrite. Ie, I would turn what I could into dylibs going either from rust to c++ or c++ to rust. Assuming the code has structure and isn…

Extremely doubtful on of this claim... Again, really recommend learning the language...

You are right it does not gaurantee correctness. Libraries can also provide unsafe or incorrect code. C++ lacks a package manager and a community mindset. So I trust c++ library's …

That's actually a motivating reason for why people and companys tend to like Rust . many people transition to rust because c++ has become very bloated, complex, and the rules for w…

Rust requires you to write correct code. And no, lots of people using modern C++ do struggle with safety, and specifically memory safety. That's why these new languages exist, and …

You really can become productive in safe languages. It does take some practice, but it makes you a better programmer. Someone might turn the table and claim they are more productiv…

I've talked with people in the rust community about modern c++ being similar to rust. They all agreed and honestly thought it was cool. Maybe 1 out of 50 rust programmers language …

People language hop all the time. I 've seen people rewrite apis from python to Go, java to go, python to scala, Go to rust, etc etc etc.

That's pretty silly, lots of c++ projects have changed languages over the years. We get that you like c++ but let's not be myopic.

Outside of the happy path doesn't mean, inaccessible or uncommonly used. C++ is on track to be a composition of ten languages by 2030. I'm not against that in general, it's kind of…

I mean I get what you are saying about how old stuff doesn't have adoption issues. But, rust is a pretty unique paradigm. The safety guarantees it offers aren't found in other lang…

No joke. I used C++98 for a job a while back and got comfortable with it, I asked "hey why don't we use c++14"(this was years ago). The answer was basically, modern c++ is too comp…

Not attacking you, your heart is in the right place. If COVID-19 has taught us anything, learning to make businesses more efficient doesn't actually result in a better outcome for …

It's not surprising, but it is embarrassing. It'll be interesting to see if there are any consequences for this.