Rust vs C/C++
This cluster centers on debates comparing Rust to C and C++, discussing whether Rust is a superior replacement for systems programming due to its safety features like borrowing, while weighing C/C++'s maturity, ecosystem, and performance.
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If C/C++ works for you so well, good for you :) Maybe you don't need Rust.
Why would anyone use Rust when C++ is here and is already mature?
I have a large existing C++ codebase but haven't worked in Rust yet. But from what I've seen, Rust looks like a very well designed language that has the low-level and performance aspects of C++, with similar flexibility. IMO the killer feature is the borrowing mechanism which provides provably-safe memory access, eliminating whole classes of memory/security bugs, with minimal performance impact. I don't think C++ will ever expand to encompass that. I haven't got much exp
There is Rust now. Why stay with C++?
Why do you have this opinion on Rust compared to C?
C++ helps more than C for Rust.
Rust is a good replacement for C/C++. It's not a good replacement for the languages you listed.
Curious - what class of problems do you see Rust and its ecosystem handling that C++ doesn't?
Do you think Rust will get a leg up on C++ in the near future?
Rust will push C++ becoming much better!