> while the benefits of trading safety vs. velocity go to the company, the costs go to the user
This is a problem in general, but it's not a good reason to use Rust in a startup, it's a good reason to use Java or C# or TypeScript or another well-worn high-level language with static typing.
Rust's niche is solving a set of security problems that most high-level languages don't have. Choosing it for a startup only really improves your security if the other language you're considering is C or C++.
This is a problem in general, but it's not a good reason to use Rust in a startup, it's a good reason to use Java or C# or TypeScript or another well-worn high-level language with static typing.
Rust's niche is solving a set of security problems that most high-level languages don't have. Choosing it for a startup only really improves your security if the other language you're considering is C or C++.