Re:Facebook picked Rust to implement Libra
by damnyou on Wednesday June 19, 2019 @02:20PM
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It is not that hard for C++ developers to pick up Rust. The borrow checker makes explicit safety requirements that exist in C++.
The tooling does need to be more mature but for many projects the pioneer tax paid to improve the tooling may be worth it. Besides, it's not as if C++ dependency management is very mature either — most people build custom tooling for that anyway.
Rust in production use tends to be found in circumstances where there is no need for mature tooling, and no expectation of a need to hire experienced coders. Of course there are exceptions.