On: Dave Herman’s contributions to Rust

[fithisux]

The impression left by this article is that Bjarne Stroustrup is doing a big mistake by continuing his work on C++. Nim / Zig / D are UFOlogists and who needs Racket / CL / Haskell anyway. Java could be found in ancient Egypt being served to mummies.

[mesebrec → fithisux]

Even if rust becomes a full replacement, it might take half a century before the last C++ project stops being maintained. In the meantime.

Investing your time in improving C++ is a safe bet for a long-lasting meaningful impact on software [development]. C++ will outlive Bjarne.