Re:Announcing the new Rust package manager, Cargo
by jnbiche on Tuesday March 18, 2014 @10:31AM
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I think the fact that Windows devs are getting itchy to have full support is a good sign. It means that the language is becoming popular.
That said, I'd like to point out that the same thing happens all the time with languages developed in Windows land. I happen to really like F#, but Linux support for the language compared to Windows support has historically been relatively poor. It was only the heroic volunteer efforts of the mono devs that brought a respectable degree of support for F# to Linux.
And like mono, Rust is an open source project. Consider pitching in and helping build the Rust you want if you know how, or else consider learning how to do so if you don't.
I do happen to agree that package manager support should probably not be a priority at this stage. I think all available manpower and funds should be used to get the language to 1.0 as fast as possible. People won't put up with massive amounts of breaking changes forever.
That said, I'd like to point out that the same thing happens all the time with languages developed in Windows land. I happen to really like F#, but Linux support for the language compared to Windows support has historically been relatively poor. It was only the heroic volunteer efforts of the mono devs that brought a respectable degree of support for F# to Linux.
And like mono, Rust is an open source project. Consider pitching in and helping build the Rust you want if you know how, or else consider learning how to do so if you don't.
I do happen to agree that package manager support should probably not be a priority at this stage. I think all available manpower and funds should be used to get the language to 1.0 as fast as possible. People won't put up with massive amounts of breaking changes forever.