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Corrode: C to Rust translator written in Haskell

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Re: Corrode: C to Rust translator written in Haskell

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Post by felixangell1024 »

fahrradflucht wrote: post #6
felixangell1024 wrote: post #2

The name "Corrode" doesn't seem very positive given the purpose of this program...

I find the name creative, kind of funny and all in all very good.

I guess you could say its ironic in terms of how I think of it anyway.

Re: Corrode: C to Rust translator written in Haskell

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Post by felixangell1024 »

glandium wrote: post #4
felixangell1024 wrote: post #2

The name "Corrode" doesn't seem very positive given the purpose of this program...

Rust is a type of corrosion.

Ah very true. I interpret it as (from Googles define) "destroy or weaken (something) gradually." i.e. destroy/weaken the C code into Rust... Maybe it's just me, though.

Re: Corrode: C to Rust translator written in Haskell

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Post by kevinastone »

cannonpr wrote: post #5

I understand the world play, but perhaps it's a misunderstanding of Rusts name origin ? https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/27jvdt/internet_archa... It's after a fungus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rust_(fungus)

Their logo is a rust colored sprocket. Rust is full of iron/corrosion/oxidation references.
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