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[kfajdsl]

> There aren't that may new projects where rust would be a good fit

Aren't almost all new projects that otherwise would have been written in C or C++ good fits for Rust?

[pier25 → kfajdsl]

Almost all? I doubt it.

The C++ ecosystem is too strong.

There are many industries like game dev and audio dev where C++ is not going to be replaced any time soon, even for new projects.

Also plenty of apps that need high performance crossplatform GUI will probably keep relying on QT. Apps like Da Vinci Resolve or Autodesk Maya.

[epcoa → kfajdsl]

In theory, the language might be a decent fit. But it’s not the language (mostly), it’s the library and ecosystem. Definitely not enough to unseat C++ yet for many new projects.

[smt88 → kfajdsl]

"Almost all" is a stretch.

Certainly a lot, and most new C/C++ (and even Go) projects will mention that they considered Rust before choosing a different language.