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Re:Safer Linux Kernel Modules Using the D Programming Language by vlovich123 on Friday January 06, 2023 @03:48PM (#34280833)
I think it's fair game to discuss Rust in this context since there's a major effort underway to support writing in-kernel drivers in Rust. Unless you think the kernel will be a bazaar of languages, then it's useful to think about which language is the most likely to "win".
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Re:Safer Linux Kernel Modules Using the D Programming Language by pjmlp on Saturday January 07, 2023 @06:04AM (#34287030)
There are other OSes out there where D could eventually make a mark.

Naturally the whole issue is that there is no big movement regarding writing OSes in D for that to matter anyway.

Better luck using TinyGo, Java, .NET or Oberon in bare metal workloads (where runtime plays the OS role), as there are a couple of products for them, than D.

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Re:Safer Linux Kernel Modules Using the D Programming Language by spookie on Saturday January 07, 2023 @10:02AM (#34288575)
I think it would be of value, to a degree, if the kernel supported multiple languages. As some languages are better suited for some tasks.

This implies comparing them, so I understand your point now.

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