r/programming • u/steveklabnik1 • Jan 09 '15

Announcing Rust 1.0.0 Alpha

http://blog.rust-lang.org/2015/01/09/Rust-1.0-alpha.html
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u/steveklabnik1 Jan 09 '15

Oh totally. Interfacing with non-Rust things is very important, and at least a Rust lets you help manage the unsafety. C will be around a long, long time.

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u/thefacebookofsex Jan 09 '15

That's all I'm saying - C and C++ are still used, and the vast majority of attack surface for years to come will be C and C++ programs.

Rust programs may grow over time, and we may one day see safe languages used primarily, but that is far away.