BearPear@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agoAre there any advantages of using Rust instead of C in the Linux kernel?message-squaremessage-square28linkfedilinkarrow-up173arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up172arrow-down1message-squareAre there any advantages of using Rust instead of C in the Linux kernel?BearPear@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square28linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarePuppyOSAndCoffee@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down6·2 years agoI would choose zig over rust; while zig isn’t as safe as rust (nor is that zig’s aim) zig also is also safer than C. Zig still has a bit to go. Also rust compile times … in the kernel … that might matter more?
I would choose zig over rust; while zig isn’t as safe as rust (nor is that zig’s aim) zig also is also safer than C. Zig still has a bit to go.
Also rust compile times … in the kernel … that might matter more?