# Comparing transitive dependency version resolution in Rust and Java

DevFeed: [Comparing transitive dependency version resolution in Rust and Java](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/comparing-transitive-dependency-version-resolution-in-rust-and-java-23014.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.javaadvent.com/2025/12/comparing-transitive-dependency-version-resolution-in-rust-and-java.html>)

Author: Nicolas Fränkel

Published: 2025-12-06T02:02:51Z

Content type: comparison

Language: en

Sources: [Java Advent Calendar](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/java-advent-calendar.md>)

Topics: [Java](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/java.md>), [Rust](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/rust.md>), [Package manager](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/package-manager.md>)

Tags: [2025](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/2025.md>), [compare](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/compare.md>), [dependencies](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/dependencies.md>), [dependency](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/dependency.md>), [java](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/java.md>), [rust](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/rust.md>)

## AI overview

This comparison explains how transitive dependency version resolution differs between Rust and Java. It describes dependency concepts and outlines Java's runtime classpath resolution, where class loading follows the configured classpath order.

## Source excerpt

You learn by comparing to what you already know. I was recently bitten by assuming Rust worked as Java regarding transitive dependency version resolution. In this post, I want to compare the two. Dependencies, transitivity, and version resolution Before diving into the specifics of each stack, let's describe the domain and the problems that come [...] The post Comparing transitive dependency version resolution in Rust and Java appeared first on JVM Advent.