Rust versus Go is a controversial topic that pops up from time. In this post, we will compare both languages in the context of web development by writing a small web service which shows weather data in both languages.

Oh no, not another ‘Is Rust better than Go?’ article. Seriously, haven’t we all had our fill of these comparisons by now? But before you sigh in exasperation, hear us out!

  • BatmanAoD@programming.dev
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    1 year ago

    You don’t even need an old compiler to compile an old edition! That’s part of the brilliance of the edition mechanism. An up-to-date compiler must be able to compile code from all editions; it can then statically link libraries from multiple different editions together.