Wouldn't Zig be more suitable than rust? In the Linux kernel

Richard richard_siegfried at systemli.org
Fri Sep 27 07:56:20 EDT 2024


> 
> What do you think?
> 
I'd like to add that sociological and organisational matters are often 
(and I think here too) more important than technical reasons. If one of 
the languages has a bigger community (and more importantly more people 
with the motivation to make it work for linux) that's what will make the 
difference. From what it looks like to me currently Rust has the better 
marketing and the bigger community.

It could also make a big difference if a company came up that champions 
one of the languages and wants to write kernel modules with it

-- Richard



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