Swift vs Rust

Discussions compare Swift and Rust programming languages, debating their safety, performance, syntax, features, and suitability as C/C++ alternatives for systems programming.

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adastra22 Oct 10, 2023 View on HN

Swift is a different class than rust though.

heavyset_go Jun 7, 2023 View on HN

Swift is not a C or C++ replacement, so there is no indication that would happen.

kibwen Jun 16, 2015 View on HN

What makes you suspect that Swift is less safe than Rust?

zyang Jan 31, 2020 View on HN

Compare to swift it does look pretty reasonable.

ikrenji May 4, 2024 View on HN

why is Swift crappy? I thought its a nice language

eptcyka Dec 19, 2016 View on HN

Is there a reason to use Swift over Rust?

taharvey Dec 18, 2019 View on HN

What part of Swift being as fast as C++, as safe as Rust, and with the functional type system of Haskell (but actually useful in the real word) is unappealing?

29athrowaway Jun 11, 2024 View on HN

Why should I use Swift instead of Rust?

feverzsj May 6, 2024 View on HN

I know swift has poor performance, but not expect they did it purposely.

oleganza Feb 9, 2015 View on HN

Swift borrowed "if let" from Rust, not the other way around.