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by vowelless 4054 days ago
> There's no C/C++. They are entirely different languages (even if C is supposed to be a subset).

I think the OP is trying to say that both C and C++ have international standards.

> Not exactly suitable for mission critical systems. The fact that they are used for that is more due to the fact that they can interface with hardware at a fairly low level and the amount of engineers with C (and nowadays, C++) knowledge.

And highly deterministic behaviors, crucial in real time systems. But I think Rust is trying to provide those guarantees too.
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lambdaelite 4054 days ago
Ditto.

If Rust had a formal standard, and had the tool ecosystem, then I could see it being an interesting possibility for critical systems, certainly for the same places that Java + RTSJ would be appropriate. I won't be the first one to try and push a Rust-powered device through regulatory approval though.

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outworlder 4054 days ago
> And highly deterministic behaviors, crucial in real time systems. But I think Rust is trying to provide those guarantees too.

Forgot about that, a very good point.

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