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Re:Good-bye core types; Hello Go as we know and love it by umanwizard on Thursday March 27, 2025 @07:15AM (#43492380)
FWIW, the revolt to Rust is already happening.

Why would anybody choose C++ over Rust in 2025? The biggest (valid) criticisms against Rust are that it is difficult to learn and use, but C++ is like 1000 times harder. When people say Rust is complicated they’re comparing it to modern GCed languages, not to C++.

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Re:Good-bye core types; Hello Go as we know and love it by int_19h on Thursday March 27, 2025 @06:07PM (#43498737)
Why C++ still gets chosen:

1. There is a lot more experienced C++ devs around.

2. There are a lot more libraries that are readily usable from C++ but would need to be wrapped to use in Rust.

3. The tooling (IDEs etc) around C++ is more mature.

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