The original HN title didn't include the "in Rust" part.
It's funny how as soon as that gets added it gets more attention ;)
It's funny how as soon as that gets added it gets more attention ;)
I'm certainly not out to disparage Rust in any way, merely looking to compare my experiences with other computational researchers. While language choice is in many ways subjective and we should all pick the ones we like, I've learned a lot in the past from discussions about the subject.
This, along with really simple testing, benchmarking and the ease of adding dependencies (through crates) made it a good choice. There are almost no downsides from using rust, provided you have experience with it!