Re:C++ Is the New Python
by benttoothpaste on Wednesday July 14, 2021 @02:17PM
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Exactly the same thing was being said about Java (the first of the C++ killers) back in 1990s. And yet C++ is still around. It is not that easy to kill it seems.
Re:C++ Is the New Python
by marcosdumay on Wednesday July 14, 2021 @02:27PM
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Java did kill most of the C++ usage.
The overall use of the language grew because everything in IT grew a lot during that time, so the niches where Java sucks grew larger than all of the C++ niches at the start.
The real question is if Rust will leave any niche. It looks like it won't, but this is not the kind of question one can really answer.
Re:C++ Is the New Python
by mountainriver on Saturday July 17, 2021 @12:13PM
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Java did replace a lot of c++ and Rust will replace a lot more for low latency applications
Re:C++ Is the New Python
by thesuperbigfrog on Wednesday July 14, 2021 @02:21PM
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Java did replace C++ in many domains, but not all simply because the JVM requires more overhead than C++.
The trade-off was more overhead, but faster development and fewer errors due to not needing to manage memory or other low-level details.
Java is easier to write than C++ and is more portable than C++, but needs more time to get fast and more memory to work with.
By way of comparison, Rust offers all of the speed of C++ and similar low overhead with practically none of the footguns that C++ is known for.
Rust has a steeper learning curve than C++, which offers a on-ramp from C
Re:C++ Is the New Python
by mountainriver on Saturday July 17, 2021 @12:12PM
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Huh? Not with anyone I know
With how slow the c++ community moves and how much debt they have I think it’s game over in most arenas