Re:Why Discord is switching from Go to Rust (2020)
by scoutt on Tuesday February 23, 2021 @03:16AM
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> programming languages directly influence programmer productivity
A complete re-write (preceded by a very deep analysis) is exactly the opposite of productivity.
> problems with these languages that new languages have addressed.
And new problems were introduced... case in point: this very article.
> Do you think a car from 1985 is better than one from 2015?
Depends on the car...
I think this analogy would be better: "Do you think a hammer and screwdriver from 1985 are better than the ones from 2015?"
C++, C and Java are old, so some mistakes can be forgiven. However there are problems with these languages that new languages have addressed.
Do you think a car from 1985 is better than one from 2015? The same applies to programming languages. Given the explosion of programming, it is absurd that the best ideas from PLT are not in mainstream languages.