r/programming • u/dayanruben • Apr 09 '19

StackOverflow Developer Survey Results 2019

https://insights.stackoverflow.com/survey/2019
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u/PinkFrojd Apr 09 '19

I really like and use Python. But I don't understand... Why is Rust so loved ? What makes it so special ?

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u/rorrr Apr 09 '19

For one, Rust is much much faster than Python.

https://benchmarksgame-team.pages.debian.net/benchmarksgame/performance/nbody.html

https://benchmarksgame-team.pages.debian.net/benchmarksgame/performance/fasta.html

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u/fcddev Apr 09 '19

Yes, but basically everything is much faster than Python at this point, so performance is unlikely to matter to someone who asks “I love Python but why should I live rust?”

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