Post #3581594
2026-07-04 13:43 UTC
It is definitely easier.
Don’t try and tell me cargo is not easier than fucking around with the C/CPP build slop I’ve had to screw around with over the years.
The coreutils license is bullshit but let’s not pretend languages have not improved in 50 years.
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@Hack3900@lemy.lol 2026-07-04 14:25
I think it depends on the project, when writing cp you’re not really messing around with libraries so good ol make is fine
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@verdare@piefed.blahaj.zone 2026-07-04 15:02
Yeah, the only real issue I have with the “rewrite it in Rust” approach is the absolute plague of permissive licensing. It is much easier to write safe, correct code in Rust.
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@vala@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-07-04 20:26
Cargo != Rust There is no word in which the borrow checker is easier to deal with than C.