Linux Creator Torvalds Says Rust Adoption in Kernel Lags Expectations
Linux creator Linus Torvalds expressed disappointment with the slow adoption of Rust in the Linux kernel at the Linux Foundation’s Open Source Summit China. In a conversation with Verizon executive Dirk Hohndel, Torvalds said, “I was expecting updates to be faster, but part of the problem is that old-time kernel developers are used to C and don’t know Rust. They’re not exactly excited about having to learn a new language that is, in some respects, very different.” This resistance has led to “some pushback on Rust,” he said. “Another reason has been the Rust infrastructure itself has not been super stable,” he added.
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Linux creator Linus Torvalds expressed disappointment with the slow adoption of Rust in the Linux kernel at the Linux Foundation’s Open Source Summit China. In a conversation with Verizon executive Dirk Hohndel, Torvalds said, “I was expecting updates to be faster, but part of the problem is that old-time kernel developers are used to C and don’t know Rust. They’re not exactly excited about having to learn a new language that is, in some respects, very different.” This resistance has led to “some pushback on Rust,” he said. “Another reason has been the Rust infrastructure itself has not been super stable,” he added.
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