Graduate Paper 1

Due October 31 24 in class in Printed Hardcopy

Assignment:

At this point (don't begin this paper till you complete rust project 1) we have built two Go programs and a Rust Program. We have in fact built the same program in both Rust and Go. So write a 5-6 page (plus references) double spaced paper comparing rust and go. We will also discussed Webassembly in both Rust and Go. We have a fairly decent first impression about the two languages. So write paper which will compare/contrast the two.

Include in your comparison at least:

• the standard tooling including
• compare installing third party library code
• compare the build process including
• what sorts of errors and potential problems are caught by the compiler
• compiler warning readability
• compare the installation ease for the toolchains
• the intended primary purpose for each language
• The readability of the resulting programs. How easily can you go back 1-3 weeks later and quickly understand what the program was doing.
• The safety and ease of programming for each language.
• The current uptake of the language (where is it in the language rankings) and how you think this will change.
• How their support for web assembly stacks up.
• what is the purpose of web assembly
• how do the two languages support it
• how do the two ecosystems compare.
• third party support
• community engagement.
• Anything else we should consider when comparing these two languages.

This is a formal paper, so use standard formal English (many colloquial expressions like "nowadays" and "I feel that..." are perfectly reasonable in conversation, but not in a formal paper which should mostly about objective merit.)

Given that this is a formal paper, if there is anything that everyone in the class doesn't have as shared understanding, you should either prove it from first principles or have a reference. Use either IEEE format or APA format for your citation style.  

For those of you whom English is not your first language, or you don't really feel comfortable with standard formal English, please bring your paper to the Writing Studio which is part of the academic achievement center.