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I wouldn't be worried about Rust competing, just because HN revolves around web tech doesn't mean the rest of the world undervalues systems programming. :)

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I meant financially undervalued by companies. Yes you have some players here and there but overall the market is not that big. And an investment to this area from a developer's POV is too much of a risk. Also the learning curve is too steep.

Web tech is just the simplest way to reach the end user. Mobile apps or desktop apps are becoming a hassle as well. It just takes time to "install" something and use it.

I hope thing change but I am skeptical.

I think you yourself underestimate how big the market is here. :) One of my tasks for the past few weeks has been to get in touch with companies using Rust, and whereas I expected to be talking to nothing but early-stage startups, to my surprise there are some biiiig companies out there using Rust. People in more conservative environments are only just picking it up now that 1.0 is here, expect many more announcements as to who is using Rust to emerge in the next 6 - 12 months.

Can you give more detail? Which companies and/or where are they based?

I'm not at liberty to say which companies are using Rust without asking their permission, but one enormous company that's been publicly open about their usage of Rust is Dropbox. To avoid divulging anything myself, I'll just link to what they've posted elsewhere:

https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/374mre/we_just...

https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/2xvtll/getting_acquai...

https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/387ucr/question_are_e...

Having met them for lunch a few weeks ago, I can confirm that this project is still going strong. :)

EDIT: And if you were asking for the names of any startups using Rust, our next SF meetup has the theme "Rust in Production", with presentations by Tilde, MadeSafe, Ironworks, and Terminal.org: http://www.meetup.com/Rust-Bay-Area/events/222260315/

Well ok but Dropbox was more or less a startup in the past. Also from what i know Samsung is also invested in the Rust eco ?

Samsung does lots of Rust via Samsung OSG, but they're a secretive enough company that it's tough to get them to reveal what they're up to on the inside.

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