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minus-squaresilasmariner@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 hours agoWhat’s a rust programmer? Someone who’s ever written anything in it? If the same holds true for C, probably a higher percentage than of ‘C programmers’ given how long that’s been a teaching language lol
minus-squareMangoCats@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-24 hours agoWell, academic exercises for grades, I’d call Rust students. Throw away programs people do for fun, I’d call Rust hobbyists. Pretty much anyone else, doing it for money (a living: roof over head, food on table), or open source contribution - I think they qualify.
minus-squaresilasmariner@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 minutes agoIn that case, stil reckon a higher proportion ofl Rust devs contribute to Linux than C devs
What’s a rust programmer? Someone who’s ever written anything in it? If the same holds true for C, probably a higher percentage than of ‘C programmers’ given how long that’s been a teaching language lol
Well, academic exercises for grades, I’d call Rust students.
Throw away programs people do for fun, I’d call Rust hobbyists.
Pretty much anyone else, doing it for money (a living: roof over head, food on table), or open source contribution - I think they qualify.
In that case, stil reckon a higher proportion ofl Rust devs contribute to Linux than C devs