alt Hacker NewsWe've seen several anecdotes where JIT languages (e.g. Java) outperform Rust in throughput and latency in long-running server programs.
We've seen several anecdotes where JIT languages (e.g. Java) outperform Rust in throughput and latency in long-running server programs.
Performance isn't really the selling point for me.
It's the fact that runtime errors are essentially impossible, making writing, reviewing, testing code very easy.
It also means LLMs can spin it out with the compiler, and if it compiles, it probably works. You just need to organize the code.