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Odin or Rust (programming.dev)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm currently suffering a dilemma and I’m considering using Odin over Rust.

I was hoping for friendly and positively constructive assessments of which language and why from anyone who wishes to answer?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (7 children)

I've never heard of Odin, and I don't know anyone being paid to write code in Rust.

Source: I hire and mentor professional programmers.

Edit: I assumed you were picking for breaking into the field, but I see from your other replies that this is for a hobby project. For my hobby projecs, I use whichever amuses me.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

everyone i work with is paid to write rust code

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Thanks for the counterpoint.

I always worry about the kids breaking in running after the next hot thing, and then not landing a job, because I've talked to folks who did so.

I was needlessly worried, as they're picking for a hobby project, anyway.

And as someone else pointed out, Rust is on its way up. I just wouldn't recommend Rust to a newbie as their first language to land their first job, today.

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