[linguafranca]

I'm hearing an awful lot about Rust on HN, even though afaict it still does't have a basic http package yet, limiting the main types of apps I would build with it. Maybe I'm in the minority, but perhaps we can slow down on Rust news until it's a little closer to usable?

[Iftheshoefits]

I understand there are a lot of people on HN with "web goggles" and a severe case of "all development is web development" myopia, but seriously this is just over the top. I'm a "C++ guy" (that is, I like writing programs using C++ and probably always will, even if I use others from time to time), but I would never object to a language like Rust on the basis that it lacks an http package. HTTP is a high level communication protocol. It isn't the only such, certainly not the most efficient, and definitely not even the best. To bash on a language for lack of "native" support for http is just a bit ridiculous.

[Jweb_Guru]

While I'm certainly not going to say Rust is ready for use in production or anything like that, I'll have to dispute your points here:

(1) It has at least three HTTP packages that I'm aware of (not finished ones, admittedly).

(2) While perhaps for you lacking an HTTP package is a dealbreaker, many of the areas Rust is targetting (such as embedded) don't require it at all.

(3) Why should people stop talking about a language because it hasn't been released yet, anyway? I'm not sure I follow the logic here.

[wismer]

I like reading this stuff. Sure, I may not use Rust for any real application yet, but it's been teaching me a whole lot on different paradigms than I am used to. I think these articles are great because it pushes boundaries in understanding. And this is a science we are talking about - experimentation is a lot of fun!

[jey]

Maybe there's just enough people interested in types of software that don't involve making HTTP requests. Programs that make REST requests is only one tributary within the taxonomy of software.

[nicklaforge]

> slow down on Rust news until it's a little closer to usable?

"Usable" is an ironic way to spell "hackable".

You mentioned the words "news" and "use". Does the H in HN still stand for something? Maybe HN stands for "HTTP News"?

[adamnemecek]

One way a new FOSS platform can become more usable is by attracting new contributors. If a new platform is talked about, it will attract new contributors. Ergo by being talked about, a new platform becomes more usable.