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Date/Time: Mon, 21 Apr 2025 04:58:42 +0000
[User Discussion] - SierraChart rewrite in Rust
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| [2025-03-13 09:01:01] |
| User676363 - Posts: 82 |
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1) Is this true that we could convert all of SierraChart from C into Rust and get thereby make the system truly portable (chrome or web, windows, macos, and linux)? Video explainer: https://youtu.be/3e-nauaCkgo 2) Would the SierrarChart support team be excited about such a project? 3) If so, would it be worth the effort? 4) What would be the cost if we used a gofundme or kickstarter style fundraiser to make it happen? |
| [2025-03-13 14:22:30] |
| cesium - Posts: 129 |
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but C is cooler
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| [2025-03-13 15:13:59] |
| ondafringe - Posts: 322 |
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2) No :)
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| [2025-03-14 19:50:05] |
| ForgivingComputers.com - Posts: 1042 |
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3) If so, would it be worth the effort?
Probably not. Unless Rust can outperform C++ by A LOT, it seems like a waste of time. AFAIK, Rust has similar performance to C/C++, so the benefits (better memory protection, parallelism, etc.) don't appear to be worth the effort. Choosing Rust over C for new applications may be viable, but the number of C/C++ developers is about 4 times what it is for Rust. |
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