https://github.com/euclio/senior-project
Pomona College Senior Project
https://github.com/euclio/senior-project
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Pomona College Senior Project
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/euclio/senior-project
- Owner: euclio
- Created: 2014-10-26T22:14:31.000Z (over 10 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2015-05-05T00:23:00.000Z (about 10 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-01-14T06:25:21.490Z (4 months ago)
- Language: TeX
- Size: 910 KB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 2
- Forks: 1
- Open Issues: 0
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- Readme: README.md
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README
# Rust vs. D: Exploring Possible Successors of C++
This paper was written as part of the senior exercise for the degree of Bachelor
of Arts in Computer Science at Pomona College.
## Abstract
> The programming languages D and Rust aim to simplify the complex and
> error-prone features of C++ while maintaining a similar level of performance.
> This paper examines whether the languages succeed in easing the development of
> safe code, with a particular focus on each language's compile-time features
> and memory management techniques. C++, D, and Rust are evaluated on both
> subjective and empirical criteria. In order to evaluate the success of each
> language's design goals, I have implemented a number of small programs that
> demonstrate common tasks in systems programming, each in C++, D, and Rust. I
> recruited a number of volunteers with prior experience with C++ to attempt the
> implementation of these programs in D or Rust as well. Each volunteer
> documented his or her development process in detail, particularly noting any
> errors or bugs that were encountered. The programmers tallied and categorized
> each error. This data was used to analyze whether a particular language makes
> it easier to avoid certain errors. I then evaluated each language on
> expressiveness and ease of development to determine whether the language's
> design goals have been met.
## Code Examples
The C++ code examples may be compiled using CMake. D using `rdmd`, and Rust using
`cargo`.