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		rational_indian on July 16, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I Hope Rust Does Not Oxidize Everything That's the problem with C. It cannot have a sane cargo like system. The language is not built for writing libraries. There is a reason why everyone keeps reinventing the wheel when it comes to datastructures in C. Where is STL for C?

Ragnarork on July 16, 2024 | [–]

The closest is GLib and it's absolutely not fun to work with.

simon_void on July 16, 2024 | [–]

you could use the Zig build system as your C build system. See https://zig.news/kristoff/make-zig-your-c-c-build-system-28g...

rational_indian on July 16, 2024 | [–]

Cargo is just half the story. The other half is rust itself. It is an excellent language for writing abstractions.

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