Yael Grauer‪Nov 11, 2022
NSA calls for a strategic shift to memory safe languages. https://media.defense.gov/2022/Nov/10/2003112742/-1/-1/0/CSI_SOFTWARE_MEMORY_SAFETY.PDF
Show threadIlsa 🍁 ✅Nov 11, 2022

@yaelwrites I've been trying to push Rust at every opportunity. It is the only language that can be a true replacement to C/C++. It is not easy to learn, and that's a Good Thing(tm) because it forces you to develop a far more secure mindset.

The elephant in the room is that the majority of modern languages are enablers of terrifyingly bad quality code. A language should facilitate good code, not force you to develop conventions and code defensively.

Show threadYael Grauer‪Nov 11, 2022
@ilsa I think the real elephant in the room is the libraries/dependencies built over decades that don't exist in Rust yet
Show threadIlsa 🍁 ✅
@yaelwrites I haven't checked other languages, but Rust is bidirectionally interoperable with C/C++. That's one of the reasons Rust is the primary contender to replace C, and why Linux is able to incorporate Rust into the kernel.
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Show threadYael Grauer‪Nov 11, 2022
@ilsa I don't think that's the whole story, at least in IoT
Show threadIlsa 🍁 ✅Nov 11, 2022

@yaelwrites Of course. There are numerous factors you have to consider, the biggest ones being delivery time frame and existing developer skill/knowledge. If your project needs to be out the door next week, you don't have time to ramp up on Rust if you've never used it before.

And that's not even unique to IoT, however since you brought it up, Rust is particularly critical for IoT because you often need to get it right on the first try with no opportunity for later updates.

Show threadYael Grauer‪Nov 11, 2022
@ilsa I was specifically thinking of platform compatibility with semiconductor BSP vendors
Show threadIlsa 🍁 ✅Nov 12, 2022

@yaelwrites Oh! You should have led with that. The devil is 100% in the details on that one. If the solution is ARM or RISC based /w C-based drivers, chances are pretty good. Anything else.. I don't know.

Oh cool! I just checked and there are toolchains to use rust on certain EEPROM microcontrollers! That's so exciting!