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by vardump 2372 days ago
There hasn’t been a single C++ job posting in the entire region of where I live in 1989, so it’s probably fair to say that almost no one uses it.

To me, Rust "feels" like one of those languages that will stealthily become very important at least in certain segments where security, performance, C ABI compatibility (dll/so/dylib) and zero runtime are required.
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saagarjha 2372 days ago
> There hasn’t been a single C++ job posting in the entire region of where I live in 1989, so it’s probably fair to say that almost no one uses it.

I don't see your point?

> Rust "feels" like one of those languages that will stealthily become very important

Rust is not very stealthy at all :)

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vardump 2372 days ago
> I don't see your point?

My point is that C++, Java, etc. got established long before the hiring patterns and keywords changed. The employers will just suddenly start to expect (language age + 1 year) experience.

I think same will happen to Rust.

> Rust is not very stealthy at all :)

Yet it might appear like that from corporate point of view.

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