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Topcoat is pushing the boundary of server applications with Rust

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muglug · 1790345200 · focus · HN ↗
> Rust is the best general-purpose language for the new world of AI-driven development.
Funny, the Python guys say Python is the best general-purpose language for AI and the Go guys say Go is the best general-purpose language for AI etc etc
1. geodel · 1790345923 · focus · HN ↗
  Well, Rust is great for Fearless AI-driven development.
  1. polotics · 1790347733 · focus · HN ↗
    Do you have any substantial sound metrics and study? I can think of many ways for a Rust program to not remove all fears that it will not do what I intended, doubly so for a vibe-coded Rust program.
    moritz · 1790350395 · focus · HN ↗
    You‘ll notice a lot of "I found"s and "my hunch"s and similar in the comments.
    There aren’t many comparative benchmarks, and obviously the design of such a benchmark is difficult, but, e.g. <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.09101" rel="nofollow">https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.09101
    In this benchmark, models can correctly solve Rust problems 61% on first pass — A far cry from other languages such as C# (88%) or Elixir (97%, no static typing whatsoever).
    tancop · 1790365444 · focus · HN ↗
    First pass is not that important today. All coding agents run until they get it right or hit a limit.
    Having to tweak code and compile more often makes things slower, but strict compilers also help you find bugs faster and navigate the codebase. I think the two effects balance out and leave you with safer code in the end. And that's not counting the performance benefits of a compiled language.

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