We'll see how Rust fare, especially with the recent stable release. Personally I'd like to see programming to aim at Haskell, even Idris. But let's not fantasize too much (especially in a thread about WebAssembl*).
I am referring to those things, in general terms (I'm not a protestant or a whig!).
Haskell, Idris, and I must add PureScript are great, but will not sweep all before. Especially when "systems programing".
Cyclone was (a) a research project and language; (b) too heavy on sigils. Rust started with sigils but ended in a great spot, with only & and region (lifetime) ` annotations. Usability, developer ergonomics, matter.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pilgrim's_Progress
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whig_history
We'll see how Rust fare, especially with the recent stable release. Personally I'd like to see programming to aim at Haskell, even Idris. But let's not fantasize too much (especially in a thread about WebAssembl*).
ps: why on earth did cyclone not catch on ? I'd think people would jump on a C with less rope... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclone_(programming_language)...