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by z3phyr 5005 days ago
Thats a good thing. Rust is THE alternative to C++, and it should not lose focus by compiling to javascript.... Rust should not compile to javascript.. It should remain native(LLVM).

@pcwalton Please assure me that rust won't compile to javascript, and it will remain Native (C/C++ compatible, ahead-of-time). Rust is my last haven, let it remain rust only!!
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pcwalton 5005 days ago
Well, we aren't going to stop, or even discourage, people from writing Rust-to-JS compilers, but we won't be working on such a thing...
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z3phyr 5005 days ago
Hey, thanks...

I believe - Anything can reach very high, granted it dosen't lose aim/target... Javascript as a target is intrestingly beautiful, but this might fork up a way for yet another dart. Rust should remain, what its meant for....

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gsnedders 5005 days ago
LLVM doesn't mean native: LLVM means whatever there is a LLVM backend written for, and this includes higher-level things such as JS.
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