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0 pointssanxiyn7y ago0 comments

> Need is relative. If you can get the extra speed, why waste it?

Because you can be a lot more productive if you are not extremely constrained by speed.

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That’s a false dichotomy. A language can be both productive and fast.

In theory, yes. In practice, Rust at the moment is less productive than GC languages. I am hoping for autoclone mode in the future (sort of like Swift ARC).

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0 pointssanxiyn7y ago0 comments

> Need is relative. If you can get the extra speed, why waste it?

Because you can be a lot more productive if you are not extremely constrained by speed.

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adamnemecek7y ago

That’s a false dichotomy. A language can be both productive and fast.

sanxiynOP7y ago

In theory, yes. In practice, Rust at the moment is less productive than GC languages. I am hoping for autoclone mode in the future (sort of like Swift ARC).

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