Date: Mon, 09 Sep 2024 13:32:23 +0000 From: "Poul-Henning Kamp" <phk@phk.freebsd.dk> To: David Chisnall <theraven@FreeBSD.org> Cc: ske-89@pkmab.se, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: The Case for Rust (in any system) Message-ID: <202409091332.489DWNmO084207@critter.freebsd.dk> In-Reply-To: <B8AEE93C-6431-4ED2-B1C6-7945A9A41AD0@FreeBSD.org> References: <202409091304.aa20239@berenice.pkmab.se> <202409091124.489BOWk2082765@critter.freebsd.dk> <B8AEE93C-6431-4ED2-B1C6-7945A9A41AD0@FreeBSD.org>
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-------- David Chisnall writes: > On 9 Sep 2024, at 12:24, Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@phk.freebsd.dk> wrote: > > > >> What might that subset be? > > > > Initially it will be "better C compiler", but then we will gradually > > allow more and more of C++ to be used. > > In my experience, the worst C++ code is written by people thinking in C. > The second worst is written by people thinking in Java (or Smalltalk). I dont disagree :-) But it's either a gradual approach or "never" because a rewrite in toto wont happen. -- Poul-Henning Kamp | UNIX since Zilog Zeus 3.20 phk@FreeBSD.ORG | TCP/IP since RFC 956 FreeBSD committer | BSD since 4.3-tahoe Never attribute to malice what can adequately be explained by incompetence.help
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