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Rust vs Go in 2023 (programming.dev)

submitted 2 years ago by nebiros@programming.dev to c/golang@programming.dev

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Rust vs Go in 2023

Which is better, Rust or Go? Go or Rust? Which language should you choose for your next project in 2023, and why? How do the two compare in areas like performance, simplicity, safety, features, scale, and concurrency? What do they have in common, and where do they fundamentally differ? Let’s find out, in this friendly and even-handed comparison of Rust and Golang.

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[–] somegeek@programming.dev -5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children)

my somewhat controversial opinion:

Never use a language that is controlled by a big enterprise. Look at Java, look at C#, yes they are strong and the market for them is usually good, but they are absolutely not fun to work with. You have to just stay in their ecosystem and you're forced to use their tooling, and their stupid decisions. For example try to develop a .NET app on linux. Or do almost anything with Java. It's a huge pain in the ass.

So I would never get too serious with Go. But rust is like C, and JS, although it has flaws, it's much more fun to work with, and its not controlled by anyone, and will be here for a couple of decades atleast.

[–] atheken@programming.dev 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

.net has been targeting Linux for like 7 years. There’s open source tooling for it, and you can also buy Rider if you want more comprehensive editor support than vscode (which is quite good and runs everywhere, including the browser).

Java is more complicated, but in either platform, there’s tons of open source frameworks, like log4j that you can pull in without any quality control or direction from “large corporations.”

go was developed by a little company you’ve probably never heard of called “Google,” and they are their first/biggest customer.

rust is interesting, but appears to be governed by a small group of people with some internal drama, and is heavily opinionated to the point that “modern” features won’t be added until they are considered table stakes for any language that hopes to gain traction.

I don’t really understand your argument at all. It seems pretty flimsy.

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