On: Rust for Linux redux

[pjmlp]

You could the same with C++ or Ada, but naturally it will never be a thing in Linux.

[woodruffw → pjmlp]

Ada can do that, but C++ arguably makes things even worse than in C: apart from supporting a subset of C's misbehavior, it introduces implicit-by-default converting constructors. Those make API misuse very easy.

[pjmlp → woodruffw]

Experience in Apple and Microsoft platforms, among others, shows otherwise.

And for info, Android Treble drivers are mostly C++, although Java is also an option.

Ah and Fuchsia is a mix of C++ and Rust at it lower layers.