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A comment on Ask HN: How much is the recent improvement in Firefox Quantum due to Rust?.

Re:Ask HN: How much is the recent improvement in Firefox Qua... by noncoml on Sunday October 01, 2017 @03:23AM (#15376794)
That’s an interesting question. Also do the Firefox engineers have any data/feedback regarding Rust?

Was it easier to write code for the replaces parts with Rust? If yes in what way?

Any data/metrics regarding bug counts on Rust vs C++ for the replaced components?

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Re:Ask HN: How much is the recent improvement in Firefox Qua... by 482794793792894 on Monday October 02, 2017 @01:07AM (#15381822)
> Any data/metrics regarding bug counts on Rust vs C++ for the replaced components?

Here's a funny one for the multimedia decoder: https://hacks.mozilla.org/2016/07/shipping-rust-in-firefox/

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