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TigerBeetle and Synadia pledge $512k to the Zig Software Foundation

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Re: TigerBeetle and Synadia pledge $512k to the Zig Software Foundation

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Rust needs stronger compile-time features and capabilities if it wants to be a better C++. This is critical functionality for many types of safety.

Would you be able to elaborate on some specific ones? I’m just curious. My space is mainly data engineering and Rust is making major moves there along with the entire Python ecosystem. Rust’s main point is memory safety which is why it’s also a preferred language to reengineer cryptography libraries. I’m interested in the embedded space (along with AI applications) and believe rust will be a language of choice for th…

There's more than just memory safety for high assurance apps. Personally, I think Rust is heading in the right direction, but I am not sure it's complexity will ever be smooth or enjoyable for some. I feel you get most, if not all, that Rust is trying to achieve with Ada/SPARK right now for high-integrity, mission-critical apps along with a proven legacy: jet fighter software, railway controls, avionics, embedded, space, etc...

Take a look at the Adacore site, especially the free books (PDF):

https://www.adacore.com/books

Ada for the Embedded C Developer

Embedded Spark & Ada Use Cases

Re: TigerBeetle and Synadia pledge $512k to the Zig Software Foundation

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Where can I get a $512k a year salary job?

Keep in mind the rule of thumb that a employee costs twice their salary, so that would be a 206k/year salary. Generous for some, low for others. The salary spread in the US is crazy.

There is no universe where overhead is $206k for a $206k employee. Taxes are about 13% employer paid in the worst case. Health insurance is $1500-$2000 a month worse case.

The idea an employer has $17,000 in taxes they pay and overhead for an employer is absurd.

Re: TigerBeetle and Synadia pledge $512k to the Zig Software Foundation

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It's not kneeling it's literally just eliminating bugs. It's kind of like saying that we kneel to logic while doing math

The problem I have with what I call "bondage and discipline" languages is that while it has value making sure the code is correct, it is not pleasant (for me) to work with. Sometimes I just want to try out stuff, I know there is a bug, in fact, it breaks everything, but that's exactly what I want, I will revert it once my little expertement is complete. Strict languages will refuse to run anything unless you make sur…

You're right that rust is not experiment friendly, especially since it doesn't have a repl. I guess I must be into BDSM because my go-to language for experimentation is Haskell
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