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14 November 2025

  • curprev 04:3804:38, 14 November 2025 PC talk contribs 9,018 bytes +9,018 Created page with "After two years of writing production code in both languages, I decided to settle the debate with real numbers. The internet is full of opinions about Rust versus C++. Most of them are based on theory, biased benchmarks, or tribal loyalty to one language over the other. I’ve been writing C++ professionally for eight years and Rust for the past two. Last month, I decided to stop arguing and start measuring. I built the same application in both languages — a high-perfo..."