Study compares Rust and C languages for embedded firmware development - CNX Software
… Metric bytes VDL-C VDL-Rust Δ Rust − C .text 66,240 69,764 3,524 Total ROM 76,744 84,100 7,356 Stack RAM 2,048 10,240 8,192 Static RAM 14,960 14,400 -560 Heap RAM 25,600 0 -25,600 Total RAM 44,656 24,640 -20,016 Both VDL firmware binaries are quite small, but the C firmware is still smaller than th… …