Re: [TECH TOPIC] Rust for Linux

Geert Uytterhoeven
2021-07-08T07:23:12Z

Hi Linus,

On Wed, Jul 7, 2021 at 10:39 PM Linus Torvalds
<torvalds@linux-foundation.org> wrote:
> At the same time, C++ offer no real new type or runtime safety, and
> makes the problem space just bigger. It forces you to use _more_
> casts, which then just make for more problems when it turns out the
> casts were incorrect and hid the real problem.

At least the C++ casts are easier to search for. The C cast syntax
is very grep-unfriendly.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

Geert

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