Things you can’t do in Rust (and what to do instead)

Re:Things you can’t do in Rust (and what to do instead) by hu3 on Saturday May 15, 2021 @02:00PM (#27167420)

> However, when you get to millions or billions, maybe you have to optimize and create a backend. What should this backend be written in? Previously the answer might have been C++. But now it's Rust.

Now it's Rust based on what? Uber backend is almost entirely built in Go. And so are many other services handling billion plus requests a day written in other languages.

Perhaps Rust advocates know something that Uber engineering does not.

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Re:Things you can’t do in Rust (and what to do instead) by est31 on Saturday May 15, 2021 @10:38PM (#27170764)

Go usage proves my point. It's statically compiled. In fact, Google wanted a language in the same performance class as C++ but that was easier to teach to college graduates. Rust is also such a language. Furthermore, when Uber got started, Rust hasn't even been available.

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Re:Things you can’t do in Rust (and what to do instead) by hu3 on Sunday May 16, 2021 @03:47AM (#27171969)

Rust being easier to teach than C++ is a very low bar to clear.

And for the record, when Uber got started Go wasn't available either.

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