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OpenVMM – A New VMM for Windows and Linux, Written in Rust

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171 points g0xA52A2A | 1 comments | 17 Oct 24 05:42 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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ericyd ◴[17 Oct 24 13:05 UTC] No.41869293[source]▶
Thank God this VMM is written in Rust, otherwise I would be very skeptical. I don't care about features or purpose or technical advantages, give me Rust or give me death.
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mcflubbins ◴[17 Oct 24 13:17 UTC] No.41869386[source]▶
For real, I find it so odd to tack on "written in Rust" to every new project that's announced that uses Rust. (As someone who uses Rust in their day job)
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aniviacat ◴[17 Oct 24 14:41 UTC] No.41870126[source]▶
"Written in Rust" to me implied that they're willing to go with a modern tech stack.

When I see that a project is written in Rust I assume that beyond the language, their other technology/library/framework choices also tend torwards what is modern and unstable, rather than what is conventional and solid.

That information is relevant to shaping one's view of a project. I think it makes sense to mention that you're using a modern stack.

(Though Rust is already close to moving into the conventional/solid category.)

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1. Ar-Curunir ◴[17 Oct 24 15:23 UTC] No.41870513[source]▶
Traditionally this would have been written in something like C, which, while conventional, is hardly solid in security-sensitive contexts like this one.