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0 pointsmunksbeer10d ago0 comments

> "iroh is a modular networking stack written in Rust.

You can omit the "written in Rust" part, but then you'd lose street cred.

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mkl10d ago· 2 in thread

It's not for street cred, it's what makes it usable everywhere: Rust, JavaScript (server or browser), Python, Kotlin, Swift, C. Written in JavaScript or Python means limited use, Kotlin or Swift means it could be tricky outside their main platforms, C means worrying about potential vulnerabilities and core dumps. I.e. "written in Rust" is definitely relevant here.

quibono10d ago

> C means worrying about potential vulnerabilities and core dumps

Rust guarantees no vulnerabilities?

mkl10d ago

Of course not, but the probability is significantly higher in a language full of memory footguns.

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