Well, I suppose the DoD association probably turned off a lot of people… but the language lived up to its promise of being a strict schoolmarm so if that is what people are looking for these days it is still an option. It can link with C, not sure about C++.I am not sure what being in the Linux or Windows kernels says other than reinforcement of the popularity contest… Windows is proprietary, and Rust being in Linux is hardly controversy-free.
Anyway, thanks for your thoughts. I also found this:
Well, I suppose the DoD association probably turned off a lot of people… but the language lived up to its promise of being a strict schoolmarm so if that is what people are looking for these days it is still an option. It can link with C, not sure about C++.I am not sure what being in the Linux or Windows kernels says other than reinforcement of the popularity contest… Windows is proprietary, and Rust being in Linux is hardly controversy-free.
Anyway, thanks for your thoughts. I also found this:
https://blog.adacore.com/should-i-choose-ada-spark-or-rust-over-c-c#%3A~%3Atext=Rust+pushes+memory+safety+very%2CThese+are+just+two+examples.