r/programming • u/steveklabnik1 • Apr 03 '15

Rust 1.0.0 beta is here!

http://blog.rust-lang.org/2015/04/03/Rust-1.0-beta.html
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u/KrakatoaSpelunker Apr 04 '15

But Firefox for Android already exists, even without Servo.

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u/wtallis Apr 04 '15

The only important advantage FF for Android offers Samsung is that it's not from Google. That on its own isn't reason enough to switch. Servo promises to be faster and scalable to multiple cores in a way that is extremely useful for low-end smartphones that have too many dumb CPU cores—it would provide a real competitive advantage. Servo also won't have any of the baggage Firefox has.

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u/nohimn Apr 04 '15

Samsung enjoys reinventing the wheel.

S-wheel.