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The Tor Project is switching to Rust

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348 points giuliomagnifico | 1 comments | 12 Dec 25 12:35 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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epolanski ◴[12 Dec 25 12:55 UTC] No.46243675[source]▶
If Rust helps with their pains and they like Rust this seems very sensible.

That's exactly why we have different languages and tools, because they adapt differently to different projects, teams and problems.

But as soon as you get into the silly "tool X is better period" arguments, then all the nuance of choosing the right tool for the job is lost.

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1. YetAnotherNick ◴[12 Dec 25 14:30 UTC] No.46244465[source]▶
What are the project specific nuance you are talking about? Anything in this and linked post could be applied to any performant application which values memory safety.

So unless they provide some Tor specific nuance, it's more or less applicable to wide range of applications.