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Re:Which language has the brightest future for replacing C: ... by cLeEOGPw on Wednesday November 11, 2015 @05:40AM (#10545903)
Could you rewrite linux kernel in Rust?
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Re:Which language has the brightest future for replacing C: ... by kibwen on Wednesday November 11, 2015 @06:18AM (#10546032)
Sure, but it probably wouldn't make sense to. Instead, you'd be better off doing like the Redox folks and designing your own Rust-based OS, with plans for a Linux-compatible userspace: http://www.redox-os.org/
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Re:Which language has the brightest future for replacing C: ... by wtallis on Wednesday November 11, 2015 @06:14AM (#10546020)
Yes. However, writing a linux-like kernel that is not 95% `unsafe` code would be a lot harder than just a straightforward syntax change of C to rust.
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