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Being the first language to contest C++ in places like the kernal is a pretty big deal, no? It helps that the borrow checker is a new idea around being safe wit
by chainwax 2y ago
Being the first language to contest C++ in places like the kernal is a pretty big deal, no? It helps that the borrow checker is a new idea around being safe without gc.
- dehrmann 2y agoIt is, but I see people using it in places where Java would be good enough.
- drekipus 2y agoBut then they'd have to learn java
- AlotOfReading 2y agoJava is tremendously unfriendly to actually use. Sure, it's tolerable inside a corporate environment with established build/deployment systems, but there are few languages that make the "build a random repo off GitHub" hurdle higher than Java.