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minus-squareBartyDeCanter@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 months agoThere is no C++ allowed in the Linux kernel and Linus has gone on several major rants about how terrible a language it is.
minus-squareBartyDeCanter@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoAccording to the github analysis, the kernel repository is: C 98.3% Assembly 0.7% Shell 0.4% Makefile 0.2% Python 0.2% Perl 0.1% Other 0.1% So yeah, its basically all C, plus a tiny bit of assembly for very low level bootstrapping and some helper scripts.
minus-squarejabjoe@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoLots of core UNIX and Linux projects are. C++ is not liked by a lot of low level FOSS community. I think Rust is going to get further into these areas. I know C++ well but prefer C. I know plenty of others who feel the same.
minus-squaredoriancodes@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoI’ve read that they are writing parts of the kernel in Rust
minus-squarejabjoe@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoYes, I think Rust is a better C++ and will replace it in many places. Though all three will be around for ever to be honest.
minus-square0x4E4F@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoYes, first Rust code was released in 6.6 I think and MS also started implementing Rust code in the Windows kernel.
minus-squarejabjoe@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoRust is certainly interesting. I think it’s the C++ we need.
minus-squareozymandias117@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoThere’s assembly and makefiles too Less of a joke answer, there has been work to allow Rust bindings for drivers.
There is no C++ allowed in the Linux kernel and Linus has gone on several major rants about how terrible a language it is.
Is it all C?
According to the github analysis, the kernel repository is:
So yeah, its basically all C, plus a tiny bit of assembly for very low level bootstrapping and some helper scripts.
Lots of core UNIX and Linux projects are. C++ is not liked by a lot of low level FOSS community. I think Rust is going to get further into these areas. I know C++ well but prefer C. I know plenty of others who feel the same.
I’ve read that they are writing parts of the kernel in Rust
Yes, I think Rust is a better C++ and will replace it in many places. Though all three will be around for ever to be honest.
Yes, first Rust code was released in 6.6 I think and MS also started implementing Rust code in the Windows kernel.
Rust is certainly interesting. I think it’s the C++ we need.
There’s assembly and makefiles too
Less of a joke answer, there has been work to allow Rust bindings for drivers.