Farewell Rust
5 days ago
- #Programming Languages
- #Web Development
- #Rust vs Node.js
- Author's journey from learning Pascal in high school to mastering C and eventually transitioning to web development with PHP, Python, and Ruby.
- Initial love for C due to precise memory control and low-level programming, but moved away due to the dynamic nature of web development.
- Discovered Rust, appreciating its modern tooling, memory safety, and performance, leading to building a web application in Rust.
- Challenges with Rust in web development included templating, localization, dynamic query building, and long compilation times.
- Transitioned to Node.js for faster development cycles, better ecosystem maturity for web development, and improved type-safety in templates and i18n.
- Reflection on the importance of choosing the right tool for the job, with Rust excelling in CPU-heavy tasks but Node.js being more suited for dynamic web applications.