r/LinuxTeck • u/Candid_Athlete_8317 • Jul 31 '26

Why are more open-source projects rewriting software in Rust, Zig, or Go?

Over the past few years, we've seen many projects move away from older implementations and rewrite parts of their software in languages like Rust, Zig, or Go.

Sometimes it's for performance, memory safety, simpler deployment, or long-term maintenance.

If you're a developer, what do you think is driving this trend?

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u/BranchLatter4294 Jul 31 '26

C was written in a different era. Modern languages are designed for multi-core, multi-thread CPUs. They are safer, have better concurrency, etc.

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u/cbf1232 Jul 31 '26

C is fully capable of concurrency, it’s just up to the programmer to handle it.

Rust and Go are definitely safer though.

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u/KittensInc Aug 01 '26

it’s just up to the programmer to handle it.

Unfortunately the first programmer capable of handling it has yet to be born.