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@mesamunefire@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 months ago

Ubuntu Will Replace GNU Core Utilities With Rust

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Ubuntu Will Replace GNU Core Utilities With Rust

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@mesamunefire@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 months ago
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In this video I discuss Ubuntu's decision to switch to using rust implementations of the core utilities (mkdir, ls, cat, etc...) and what it could mean for the broader Linux ecosystem. My merch is ...
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    In large applications maybe not, but in benchmarks there can be a perfectly optimized assembly

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      Of course, for hot paths or small examples it is, but I doubt it’s feasible or maintainable to write a “real” projects like core utilities in assembly.

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        Everyone knows you can do Roller Coaster Tycoon at most, no way you could do core utilities.

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        I’m sure you can do cat in assembly

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