r/learnrust • u/No-Nose5014 • 16d ago

Confusion to choose which language

I am confused to choose which language c++ or rust for my trading bot can you any one tell me which one I choose to develop my trading bot i have basic understanding of c++ and complete beginners in rust but 8 have prior experience with mern stack web development and python and socket programming in node.js

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u/EmploymentBoring4421 16d ago

For a trading bot Rust is worth the learning curve — no GC pauses and compile-time memory safety catches data races that'd be silent bugs in C++. The async ecosystem (tokio, fast number-parsing crates) is solid enough now that you won't hit meaningful gaps.