That's easily fixable.
> It also doesn't help you to attract new contributors.
I don't understand this point.
as easily as fixing Rust to work on the remaining 4 architectures?
> > It also doesn't help you to attract new contributors. > I don't understand this point.
C++ doesn't attract a lot of developers, Rust attracts many more. I want more community, particularly _young_ community. I don't wanna work on this alone all the time :D
Easier, because you won't have to port Fil-C to all of the architectures in order to use it on amd64.
> C++ doesn't attract a lot of developers, Rust attracts many more.
C is #2 on TIOBE.
C++ is #3 on TIOBE.
Rust is #16 on TIOBE.
So I don't know what you're talking about
GitHub also just published Octoverse 2025 and Rust still hasn't cracked the top 10: https://github.blog/news-insights/octoverse/octoverse-a-new-...
Meanwhile, C++ is steadfast and even C is on the edges.
Looking at these lists, Go is an interesting option. It's rising in popularity and there is also a young community interested in it. It also integrates much better with existing C projects. Are there requirements for manual memory management? Would porting to Go instead of Rust have noticeable impacts on performance? Thinking about it now, Go seems like a more prudent option than Rust that achieves all of the publicly stated goals.
i guess it's cool for c(++) to have nice tiobe rankings but if they're not contributing how is that relevant?
And this argument about "young" contributors is the same nonsense that came from your senior management. But you're independent.
Aren't the experienced engineers supposed to be leading the next generation? If you really want to get the young folks on board, drop Ubuntu and call it Gyatt. Instead of LTS, call it Rizz. Just think of all the young who will want to work on Skibidi 26.04!
Rust attracts hype and hype artists. Ask me how I know. Do you want drive-by people or do you want long-term community members? There are many young folk interested in learning C and looking for adequate mentorship along with a project to work on. Wouldn't that be a better use of energy? Have you even put out any outreach to attract others to these projects where you say you're alone?
You are making a mistake and falling on the sword for your bosses at the same time. Tough days are here but maybe hold on for better employment than this.
