Can Rust be used instead of C?

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It doesn't matter and there will a few embedded Rust projects but Rust will never displace C/C++ in the embedded domain. Resource handling is more complicated in Rust once you get past the very small systems that only pokes a few ports. 11 апр. 2020 г.

Is Rust a good replacement for C?

Rust is a decent C++ replacement if you have the same goals as C++, but if you don't, the design has very similar drawbacks. Both Rust and C++ are what I like to call “kitchen sink” programming languages, with the obvious implication. These languages solve problems by adding more language features.

It is probably obvious, but it is worth mentioning that C++ is an extension of the C programming language, and it is often called “C with classes”. As mentioned before, Rust is seen as an alternative to C++, and there remains some debate in the developers' community about in which cases it is better to use Rust or C++.

Can Rust be as fast as C?

As far as speed/performance, Rust is on the same page as C++. There are situations where it is easier to write faster programs in C++ because it's easy to ignore fundamental problems in the programs.

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