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Re:Rust 1.72.0 by littlestymaar on Thursday August 24, 2023 @12:05PM (#37250522)
> The tier 3 Windows XP target is no_std only, which makes it useless for the vast majority of developers.

Windows XP has been EOL for 9 year already[1], the vast majority of developer don't care about it. And if you happen to be a Rust developer who care about Windows XP you can either stick to an older version of the Rust compiler that still supports it. If you can afford to use a 22-years old OS that hasn't received patches for the past decade, you can probably afford to use an older Rust compiler…

[1]: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/windows...

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Re:Rust 1.72.0 by TillE on Thursday August 24, 2023 @12:22PM (#37250774)
Developers writing XP-compatible software today aren't the ones choosing to use XP, our clients are doing that.
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Re:Rust 1.72.0 by littlestymaar on Thursday August 24, 2023 @04:55PM (#37254423)
They're probably not forcing you to use Rust, let alone the latest compiler…
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