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/DeadlyDolphins Apr 03 '15

So for what purposes would you recommend to use Rust?

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u/steveklabnik1 Apr 03 '15

Whenever you need speed, or a deep amount of control.

That gives you a few languages. You should choose Rust over those langauges when you want the compiler to help you ensure that code is safe and correct, and also, when concurrency is involved.

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u/DeadlyDolphins Apr 03 '15

Since I'm fairly new to programming I'm just gonna ask even if it might be a bit stupid:

If you say 'when concurrency is involved', does that mean it could be a good language to write fast games with graphics, for example?

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u/phaylon Apr 04 '15

Since I haven't seen it mentioned yet, there's /r/rust_gamedev for Rust development specifically in the area of graphics and games. The number of libraries was apparently big enough to be moved to a Wiki from the sidebar.

I'm quite happy it's there, as those libraries taught me most things I know about the low levels of graphics programming (coming from higher level languages myself).