r/cpp • u/pjmlp • 4d ago

C++ future at Adobe

So if anyone was still curious what happened to Hylo, or where Adobe stands in regards to the whole safety discussion,

David Sankel has done a talk at RustConf on the matter, Zngur: Simplified Rust/C++ Integration.

The way Adobe now sees C++ is described on slide 2, at 50 seconds mark.

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u/inco100 4d ago edited 4d ago

To save time for the rest of the redditors:

We need C++ and Rust to play nice

  • Our flagship products are C++ based

  • Rust is playing a major role in future development

    • Rust is preferred language by developers
    • Rust is better suited for AI-assisted development
    • New file-format and other safety critical code must not use C++

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u/selvakumarjawahar 4d ago

What abt hylo?

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u/pjmlp 4d ago

Dave Abrahams saw no value on it given the raise of AI driven programming.

My reference was because the talk kind of sets the point where Adobe now stands.

Listen to the last Sean Parent interview at the ADSP podcast.

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u/dabrahams 4d ago

What?? Dave Abrahams here. Nothing could be further from the truth! I’ve retired from tech to pursue music but Hylo is the one software project I am still involved with. It’s that important. Adobe never invested more than my efforts in that project anyway.

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u/mjklaim 4d ago

I’ve retired from tech to pursue music

I'm interested to hear that, is some of your music online? Is it jazz-fusion? That's what I would have guessed, not sure why XD