"I was expecting updates to be faster, but part of the problem is that old-time kernel developers are used to C and don't know Rust. They're not exactly excited about having to learn a new language that is, in some respects, very different. So there's been some pushback on Rust."
I do wonder if peoples mindset, especially kernels developers, would have a change of tune if Linus himself goes out of his way to learn Rust.
I doubt he is and, likely, has no interest in learning it, either. He is not in the position where he is forced to for the most part. However, from what I remember, he does review a lot of code and makes the final decision what gets merged into the main branch. I wonder how much use he will be when... perhaps in the next 10 years... the lower-level code he review becomes more and more Rust.
I guess by then -- which I covered a little in my comment on here -- is likely to be retiring by then.
I just think Linus, the guy that would says there is "Nothing better than C!" - could change the culture in the kernel world if he becomes decent at Rust programming. In reality, I think he would get annoyed fighting the borrow checker. Maybe I would be proven wrong.
"I was expecting updates to be faster, but part of the problem is that old-time kernel developers are used to C and don't know Rust. They're not exactly excited about having to learn a new language that is, in some respects, very different. So there's been some pushback on Rust."
I do wonder if peoples mindset, especially kernels developers, would have a change of tune if Linus himself goes out of his way to learn Rust.
I doubt he is and, likely, has no interest in learning it, either. He is not in the position where he is forced to for the most part. However, from what I remember, he does review a lot of code and makes the final decision what gets merged into the main branch. I wonder how much use he will be when... perhaps in the next 10 years... the lower-level code he review becomes more and more Rust.
I guess by then -- which I covered a little in my comment on here -- is likely to be retiring by then.
I just think Linus, the guy that would says there is "Nothing better than C!" - could change the culture in the kernel world if he becomes decent at Rust programming. In reality, I think he would get annoyed fighting the borrow checker. Maybe I would be proven wrong.