Timely_Jellyfish_2077@programming.dev to Rust@programming.devEnglish · 1 month agoWhy did the introduction of Rust into Linux cause so much headlines, when in fact there are even worse system languages, such as Python, Perl, and Ruby?programming.devimagemessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1imageWhy did the introduction of Rust into Linux cause so much headlines, when in fact there are even worse system languages, such as Python, Perl, and Ruby?programming.devTimely_Jellyfish_2077@programming.dev to Rust@programming.devEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squarerah@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoThere is no code in a running kernel written in Python, Perl or Ruby. Those languages are used in kernel’s source code tree in supporting tools, they aren’t kernel code.
There is no code in a running kernel written in Python, Perl or Ruby. Those languages are used in kernel’s source code tree in supporting tools, they aren’t kernel code.