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Eurydice: a Rust to C compiler

(jonathan.protzenko.fr)
185 points todsacerdoti | 2 comments | 07 Dec 25 01:41 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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apitman ◴[07 Dec 25 05:40 UTC] No.46179418[source]▶
I use Rust and C at work. I quite enjoy Rust, but I currently have no reason to believe C won't outlive it, by a lot.
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Wowfunhappy ◴[07 Dec 25 17:45 UTC] No.46183498[source]▶
It also feels to me like Rust is trying to replace C++ more-so than C.
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1. drnick1 ◴[07 Dec 25 21:20 UTC] No.46185267[source]▶
There SO MUCH C++ out there that it won't ever be replaced. For one, Rust (or plain C) isn't a good choice for big applications (GUI, video games, web browsers, and many others) where classic OOP is so useful.
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2. Wowfunhappy ◴[07 Dec 25 21:21 UTC] No.46185278[source]▶
Maybe "replace" was the wrong word. What I mean is that Rust is "a better C++" to a much greater extent than it is "a better C".