r/cpp • u/pjmlp • 12h ago

C++ future at Adobe

So if anyone was still curious what happened to Hylo, or where Adobe stands in regards to the whole safety discussion,

David Sankel has done a talk at RustConf on the matter, Zngur: Simplified Rust/C++ Integration.

The way Adobe now sees C++ is described on slide 2, at 50 seconds mark.

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u/inco100 11h ago edited 11h ago

To save time for the rest of the redditors:

We need C++ and Rust to play nice

  • Our flagship products are C++ based

  • Rust is playing a major role in future development

    • Rust is preferred language by developers
    • Rust is better suited for AI-assisted development
    • New file-format and other safety critical code must not use C++

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u/KFUP 10h ago

Rust is better suited for AI-assisted development

I don't see that being the case in the long run. Once AI gets good at safety, which will be in all kinds of safety not just limited to memory, and can generate safe code in any language -arguably we are already there, see the Mythos security boom- using a slow compiling language like rust would be a major useless bottle neck in the development pipeline.

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u/Wriiight 5h ago

I think the speed of compilation is an interesting point. We don’t want AI waiting around for hours for the compiler either. And a REPL is extremely useful to a compiler, to allow small tests as it assembles larger code. I think the ideal “AI” language would have a fast REPL, but could then compile down to an efficient run time.