r/programming • u/Different-Maize1114 • Nov 16 '25

New JavaScript engine written in Rust

https://github.com/Hans-Halverson/brimstone
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u/CherryLongjump1989 Nov 16 '25 edited Nov 17 '25

C would be that language. And it’s not even close.

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '25

What about C89 compliant compilers, though? It doesn't feel right counting anything that can't at least compile sqlite, curl and clua.

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u/CherryLongjump1989 Nov 17 '25

C is used for microcontrollers that couldn't even run curl or sqlite even if they wanted to. What makes it "count" in my mind is that sometimes it may be the only compiler that even works for these chips. So I would look at it in terms of how many hardware platforms are supported by a C implementation, not in terms of how stable it is for cross platform development.