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by wyager 3120 days ago
> Is there anything specific about Rust that you don’t think a commercial organisation would do?

A good job. Most commercial PL efforts kind of suck. There are a small number of exceptions, and Rust is one of them.
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qznc 3120 days ago
Java, C#, Ada, JavaScript, etc are more successful that Rust. The comparison is not good though because Rust is younger.

You could argue survivorship bias but that applies to Rust as well.

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icebraining 3120 days ago
They're not just older. JavaScript has a very special position, and both C# and Java had a tremendous marketing push.
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iopq 3120 days ago
They're more successful, but programming in Java and JavaScript is pretty painful (albeit in different ways).
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rafialhamd 3114 days ago
Actually, Java has made programming easier compared to C++ with 'elegant Syntax' (similar to C++) and 'sensible semantics' (similar to Smalltalk) - especially 'without pointers'!

And probably, Kotlin has made it even simpler than Java.

So, it's an evolving process.

On the other hand, JavaScript - though still painful - has no alternatives... hence, JavaScript is still OK - without any close competitor!

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