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@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ The negatives of using C++ are demonstrated in the sample script, given in Figur
Rust is memory safe and thread safe, solving the latter issues with C++. Rust also has a minimal runtime, allowing for an execution speed comparable to C or C++. The Rust sample is given in Figure \ref{fig:rust-tun-sample}, and is pleasantly concise.
For the purposes of this project, Rust's youthfulness is a negative. This is two-faceted: Integrated Development Environment (IDE) support and crate stability (crates are the Rust mechanism for package management). Firstly, the IDE support for Rust in my IDEs of choice is provided via a plugin to IntelliJ, and is not as well supported as the other languages. Secondly, the crate available for TUN support (tun-tap\footnote{\url{https://docs.rs/tun-tap/}}) does not yet provide a stable Application Programming Interface (API), which was noticed during test program development of the test program. Between writing the program initially and re-testing when documenting it, the crate API had changed to the point where my script no longer type checked. Further, the old version had disappeared, and thus I was left with a program that didn't compile or function. Although I could write the API for TUN interaction myself, the safety benefits of Rust would be less pronounced, as the direct systems interaction requires \texttt{unsafe} code, which bypasses parts of the type-checker and borrow-checker, leading to an increased potential for bugs.
For the purposes of this project, Rust's youthfulness is a negative. This is two-faceted: Integrated Development Environment (IDE) support and crate stability (crates are the Rust mechanism for package management). Firstly, the IDE support for Rust in my IDEs of choice is provided via a plugin to IntelliJ, and is not as well supported as the other languages. Secondly, the crate available for TUN support (tun-tap\footnote{\url{https://docs.rs/tun-tap/}}) does not yet provide a stable Application Programming Interface (API), which was noticed during test program development. Between writing the program initially and re-testing when documenting it, the crate API had changed to the point where my script no longer type checked. Further, the old version had disappeared, and thus I was left with a program that didn't compile or function. Although I could write the API for TUN interaction myself, the safety benefits of Rust would be less pronounced, as the direct systems interaction requires \texttt{unsafe} code, which bypasses parts of the type-checker and borrow-checker, leading to an increased potential for bugs.
\subsubsection{Go}