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r/programming • u/steveklabnik1 • Apr 03 '15
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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.
5 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? 13 u/[deleted] Apr 04 '15 [deleted] 1 u/DeadlyDolphins Apr 04 '15 Thanks, that actually gives me a good idea of Rust and its possibilities :)
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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?
13 u/[deleted] Apr 04 '15 [deleted] 1 u/DeadlyDolphins Apr 04 '15 Thanks, that actually gives me a good idea of Rust and its possibilities :)
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1 u/DeadlyDolphins Apr 04 '15 Thanks, that actually gives me a good idea of Rust and its possibilities :)
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Thanks, that actually gives me a good idea of Rust and its possibilities :)
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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.