Rust Smaller Than C

Rust C 4.4KiB 15.57 KiB

A comparison of Rust and C shows similar “Hello, world!” programs, but the Rust build is dramatically smaller at 4.4 KiB compared with C at 15.57 KiB. The joke celebrates Rust’s unexpectedly compact compiled output and contrasts it with the common belief that C is always the more lightweight language.

• @gentoomemes / 15916 2025-02-09