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caaqil • today at 1:59 PM • 2 replies • view on HN

> there are plenty of "Rust for C Programmers" articles on the internet, but little to no "C for Rust Programmers" articles out there.

Why would a Rust programmer learn C? Isn't that basically a regression?


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cohani • today at 2:26 PM

It is easier to write a C compiler from scratch than a Rust compiler from scratch. No usage of LLVM or anything like it.

That also reflects in that many embedded systems offer C support and do not offer Rust support.

orbitaldesk • today at 2:13 PM

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