[rc00]

> Many call for adding more to the rust standard library much like Go

> So now I pose the question to you what do we do?

1. Port your application to the language/tool that fits your needs like Go.

2. Hope that a language like Zig decides to feature a standard library as good as Go.

[vsgherzi]

It feels a bit like throwing the baby out with the bathwater to completely swap languages. I was hoping rust could be a more general language for me.... I know they're not interested but I wonder if the foundation would ever entertain an opt in more expansive std library?

Go's is very nice however if I remember they ran into an issue with crypto that was hard to fix due to it being so bundled to the std library.

[rc00]

You should evaluate on whether it is worth insisting on Rust. Others have gone down that path and it has only ended with regret[1]. The sooner you realize that you don't have the right solution to your problem, the sooner you can start solving it correctly.

What about the crypto library affects how you would use Go to solve your problem?

1. https://deadmoney.gg/news/articles/migrating-away-from-rust

[steveklabnik]

You may appreciate this RFC that was just opened https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs/pull/3810

[vsgherzi]

Hi Steve! Big fan!

Folks on Bluesky just pointed me in the same direction. Looks like it has potential.

[steveklabnik]

Thanks :)

I’m not as positive on it, but at least if you are, you know where to lodge support.