Re:Switching to C over 'Modern' Programming Languages
by tourmalinetaco on Thursday April 13, 2023 @08:36AM
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> since they are also not really what Rust targets either
Exactly this. This belief that Rust can and even will replace C is at best ignorant and at worst evangelical. In fact I’m convinced most Rust enthusiasts on HN are less involved in programming and more with politics.
While I’m all for mem-safe languages Rust is simply too abstract and undefined to work on any real embedded systems work. At most, it can work on the driver level, but even that code will need to be constantly redone as the language ages without any proper specifications.
Exactly this. This belief that Rust can and even will replace C is at best ignorant and at worst evangelical. In fact I’m convinced most Rust enthusiasts on HN are less involved in programming and more with politics.
While I’m all for mem-safe languages Rust is simply too abstract and undefined to work on any real embedded systems work. At most, it can work on the driver level, but even that code will need to be constantly redone as the language ages without any proper specifications.