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I mean coreutils in a memory safe language?
Rust is the currently most adopted C replacement
Where's the data you're using to measure that?
https://insights.stackoverflow.com/survey/2019#technology
This shows something else. The traditional languages are all more common than Rust.
I suppose Go could be a good competitor, and I read a thread comparing C=Go, C++=Rust.
I just see a lot more rust in many projects, and it is well integrated with GTK for example. I also know of several drivers and modules written in Rust.
At least in Linux, Go seems to be used for WebTech more than for other things.
I am interested in a discussion about that, as I would like to learn one of these languages, but Rust seems to have a better ecosystem with more adaption, ready GUI toolkits, a Linux Desktop, multiple GTK apps etc. in the making, while for example "Fyne", Go GUI toolkit (that I found in the Flatpak "Rymdport") doesnt even have Wayland support yet.
It's a survey from 2019, but in those rust is traditionally the favourite language nobody uses professionally.
Go's syintax is C inspired, but it's not made to replace it, nor do they compete in the same space.
Look at zig instead of you're interested in that.
Skip rust unless you have years to get good at it.