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Comment by jhgb | original | C for Rust programmers
[−]jhgb · 2026-10-11 Sun 09:33 UTC · link
> But, in 2026, I don't see why for native code everyone shouldn't be programming in Rust / Swift / other modern memory-safe flavor for any new production use.

The lack of OpenMP for Rust etc. seems like the most obvious reason for "why use C instead of Rust in 2026" to me.