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To be successful, it is not enough for a language to be good. It might not even be necessary. What matters is if there is s significant niche where the language is a better fit than any alternative.

PHP show that a language only needs to get that one thing right.

Rust have found its niche. Graydons vision seem to be a more elegant language which would compromize on the points which actully make Rust succesful.




> What matters is if there is s significant niche where the language is a better fit than any alternative.

This is a wonderful comment, and puts into words something I've been thinking for a long time. The best general-purpose languages always seem to start out with a strong niche, then grow from there.


Well put. Rust wouldn’t be anywhere near this big/hyped if it would have been a new ML.




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