Rust is Eating JavaScript
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I usually pick Rust for CLI tools because:
- It's statically compiled and isn't dependent on system binaries and won't break if there if the system has the wrong version like C/C++, allowing you to distribute it as a single binary without any other installation steps
- Still produces fairly small binaries unlike languages like Java or C# (because of the VM)
- Is a modern language with a good build system (It's like night and day compared to CMake)
- And I just like how the language works (errors as values etc.)
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Can I just say how beautiful that page is? Such a delight to read the text on it. The legibility. The simplicity.
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I know that the "project" approach to learning a language works for some people, but I've found l greatly prefer to read a book from beginning to end before undertaking any projects. It helps me start out with a clear picture. I'm finding "Comprehensive Rust" to be fairly good so far. Thanks for all the help, everyone.
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with wasm and friendly new web frameworks, the only thing keeping js alive is inertia
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Fun fact! Lemmy is made in Rust!
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I thought python has kinda exploded lately...
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Because corporations doesn't want web to be open, everyone can javascript, not everyone can read webassembly.
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Is this a 2yo write up, considering the last update was in 2023?
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Eventually?
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The minifiers have long made JavaScript just as indecipherable
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- It's statically compiled and isn't dependent on system binaries and won't break if there if the system has the wrong version like C/C++, allowing you to distribute it as a single binary without any other installation steps
You can do that with C++ too.
- Still produces fairly small binaries unlike languages like Java or C# (because of the VM)
I mean, the jars are actually pretty small; but also I really don't get the storage argument. I mean we live in a world where people happily download a 600 MB discord client.
- Is a modern language with a good build system (It's like night and day compared to CMake)
Meson exists ... as do others.
- And I just like how the language works (errors as values etc.)
Fair enough; though why? What's wrong with exceptions?
I work in a code base where I can't use exceptions because certain customers can't use exceptions, and I regularly wish I could because errors as values is so tedious.
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Can browsers run rust in the front end instead of javascript, or is it limited to transpile time and backend?
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Sort of, browsers can run rust code through webassembly. But i dont think this is a full replacement for JavaScript as of yet.
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You can deminify, decompiling is a bit harder.
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the close tie to Google.
Guess who's one of the rounders of the Rust Foundation...
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Yeah, you need to have some JS to manipulate graphics, so the Rust web frameworks have a JS shim to do that and communicate with the WebAssembly Rust code as necessary. It works surprisingly well tho.
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The BE, yes, the FE is JS.
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I use it at work, and it's finally getting an optimization pass.
I wish I did Rust for work, but options are limited and I like my team. So I use it for hobbies until I have a reason to leave.
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That's why French food is world renounced, it has copious amounts of butter.
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Sounds kinda like Go. It's not functional, but functional patterns work well there.
It's not great for FE though.
