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jeffreyrogers
on March 14, 2018
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Why Is SQLite Coded in C? (2017)
Sqlite is often just dropped into a project as source code. You can't do that if it were written in Rust.
nicoburns
on March 14, 2018
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You can't do that with C code either unless your project is in C (or C++?).
jeffreyrogers
on March 15, 2018
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Sure, but for many embedded systems you have to use C. Plus C interoperates well with every other mainstream language. Every platform supports C, so by writing it in C you can support every platform (with very few caveats).
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