Re:Ask HN: Rust or Haskell which is(or will be) used more in...
by qqwy on Friday May 05, 2017 @05:43AM
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Go is a language that is built in a way that makes it impossible to write generic code. This has been done on purpose, to make sure that the language stays simple (['Less is exponentially more'](https://commandcenter.blogspot.nl/2012/06/less-is-exponentia...), so that it can be easily understood and used and maintained by large teams.
However, I personally am against the idea that it is a good idea to solve your problems by giving a restrictive tool to large groups of mediocre programmers. Rather, I like the smaller, smart teams approach, which is what both Rust and Haskell fit much better.
If by 'used more' you mean that more people will use it, then Go will undoubtedly win because it has a much lower learning curve because there is just not a lot to learn. However, I do not think that Go will allow as innovative solutions to be created as Rust or Haskell do.
1. C-based lineage
2. Designed for industry use
Haskell has become the "nights and weekends" language. People are using it on pet projects outside of work and they're arguably becoming better programmers for having done so. Rust though is in the C family of languages, for which nearly every developer has familiarity, and was designed for larger project teams to collaborate and maintain large projects. Add in Rust's memory management strategy and it's not requiring a VM (unlike Java/C#) so it runs fast in a Docker container and you have a winner.
To me a more interesting question to ask, because the answer isn't nearly as clear-cut, is whether Rust or Go will be used more in industry?