More use of Rust is inevitable in open source software
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More use of Rust is inevitable in open source software
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Re: More use of Rust is inevitable in open source software
#2This article is pretty shallow. Despite the interesting title, the author is lukewarm on Rust, hasn’t used Rust that much, and hasn’t explored the space of C replacement OSS. Not enough expertise for an insight; it feels half “go with the flow”, half FOMO.
Re: More use of Rust is inevitable in open source software
#3A language is only good when the zealots don't have to constantly push it and persuade people to adopt it, it happens on it's own due to it's usability and features.
Re: More use of Rust is inevitable in open source software
#4A language is only good when the zealots don't have to constantly push it and persuade people to adopt it, it happens on it's own due to it's usability and features.
That isn't true and hasn't worked on numerous great languages, which are now often ignored entirely.
Re: More use of Rust is inevitable in open source software
#5A language is only good when the zealots don't have to constantly push it and persuade people to adopt it, it happens on it's own due to it's usability and features.
It seems contradictory that a good language wouldn't have proponents trying to get people to use it. I'm not sure I've ever heard of a language people think is good but don't think other people should use.
Re: More use of Rust is inevitable in open source software
#6Obviously, even D is likely to get used more. It exists so we'll probably have to contend with it. We shouldn't wax/wane over the toolchain.
If your distribution environment doesn't strive to simplify this (eg: fedpkg, mock, RPM macros), what are you using it for?
Re: More use of Rust is inevitable in open source software
#7A language is only good when the zealots don't have to constantly push it and persuade people to adopt it, it happens on it's own due to it's usability and features.
Something (ideas, tools, languages) often needs to be pushed to spread.
Re: More use of Rust is inevitable in open source software
#8A language is only good when the zealots don't have to constantly push it and persuade people to adopt it, it happens on it's own due to it's usability and features.
This is not true. You need a healthy balance of 10x improvements (which Rust has with the whole borrow checking business) and aggressive advocacy.
Re: More use of Rust is inevitable in open source software
#9A language is only good when the zealots don't have to constantly push it and persuade people to adopt it, it happens on it's own due to it's usability and features.
If people aren't pushing then people won't use it. There are plenty of niche and esoteric languages that could be considered "good" (whatever that means) but aren't being actively used.
Re: More use of Rust is inevitable in open source software
#10A language is only good when the zealots don't have to constantly push it and persuade people to adopt it, it happens on it's own due to it's usability and features.
A language that isn't pushed in some form, big corporation, zealots or killer framework, usually dies.
No famous mainstream language in use today, has ever been adopted based on "it happens on it's own due to it's usability and features".
Before you rush out to write something like C, remember that it only came to use thanks to AT&T, Bell Labs and UNIX.