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Very true, the problem of C++/C is that the compiler doesn't enforce you to use good stuff, unique_ptr etc, and not using the dangerous C pointer....

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With SSD, hibernation makes a lot more sense than before on HD. It consumes 0 watts, restores in several seconds and keep all your apps running....

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When it is hard to get things done (with a slow process), and the work list is long (with so many packages), refresh is slow and people will become simply...

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Browsers are too complicated. If any of the browsers today can give me options to disable the bloated features at runtime, I am all for it.
Javascript,...

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rust is much better for user level apps. There are enough if (p!=null) stuff in C/C++ that now you can forget. It compiles then it runs, reliably....

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Maybe it is time to donate to people created the software we are using daily. In the down turn of market, it is much harder for free software developers...

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Pi 4 is a toy no doubt, but it is a toy that can run a full desktop, and drive two 4k display (though at 30hz).
Many low end laptops can't do it....

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Tools are used and better tools are invented by human beings, and enable more people to do better job.
If tooling was never improved, you could...

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I have no doubt Rust is capable to replace C/C++. An over simplified way to look at it is, put boundary checking and pointer ownership checking in C/C++...

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Microsoft just need to build a file browser and taskbar on Linux, will beat KDE/Gnome

For procmon, I only need it in Windows, to list...

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Apply similar thinking on C replacing assembly, you can see assembly gives more power, performance and freedom of using registers the way you want to...

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Looks like a special series of HPC CPU should have this kind of instructions and be used for computing not minding latency. A special kernel variation...

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Thanks, very insightful. I do think the way to build GUI app should be made nicer and easier (less error prone). Rust certainly could help here....

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Fun time. I'd think if my hardware are all supported by C code in kernel, I'd want it continue to be so. Don't convert any of them to Rust.
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Kernel is the last place to mess up with multiple languages. Get Rust work well with Gtk, Qt and replace unsafe C/C++ code there first then we could talk...