alt Hacker NewsThe question to me in terms of memory is, if you're writing a weather app on windows why are you not using C#.
The point of these low/zero overhead languages like Rust is you're in an environment where memory management is ultra critical. The dotnet garbage collector does more than a good enough job for a weather app, likely a much better one than vibe coded .clone() Rust
Instead of oscillating between Rust and 1 GB webview apps just ... use the excellent managed language that exists on the operating system appropriate for GUI applications?
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isolay • today at 6:34 AM
Maybe they fired all their experienced developers and only have cheap vibecoders now, I don’t know. The decisions of beancounters and lawyers that control these companies are mysterious to me.
Now that WinUI has a Rust API, I think using Rust is a no-brainer.
The app will be running on probably about a billion of devices, and Rust will reduce the footprint on each of those - assuming not a vibe coded clone app.
The additional effort isn't that big, and it would make the experience of maaaany users a bit better still.
Now extrapolate on all windows included apps and ui elements.
How much would that cost per license?