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Re:Closing the gap: cross-language LTO between Rust and C/C++ by ChrisSD on Thursday September 19, 2019 @02:03PM (#21018811)
I make it 9 years since the first release and 4 years since the first stable version (aka 1.0).

Either way it's a short time in which to gain acceptance anywhere near the level of C++ so it's not surprising it hasn't. Although companies (including Microsoft and some Google teams) are just starting to take it seriously.

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Re:Closing the gap: cross-language LTO between Rust and C/C++ by imtringued on Friday September 20, 2019 @08:05AM (#21025699)
It's not a short time. C++ is only 34 years old and back them there were fewer developers than today.
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Re:Closing the gap: cross-language LTO between Rust and C/C++ by hyperman1 on Friday September 20, 2019 @09:54AM (#21026666)
C with classes, which would be comparable to pre 1.0 rust, started in 1979, so 40 years ago. The first commercial C++ and the book were in 1985 and 34 years ago. I'd guess that's a good 1.0 milestone, comparable with rust's 4 years.
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