But even if it was true (I'd contest it's not) can't you ignore it and judge the language on its merits? We are not teenagers for a long, long time now, we should be making up our own mind about things.
But you denied my right to make up my own mind about Rust based on what its proponents say.
I believe you even attempted to insult me, too bad I don't know what curmudgeon means :)
I have not denied you anything, I implored you to ignore the zealots that exist IN EVERY ECOSYSTEM and judge the thing based on what it can actually do.
Please don't misrepresent what I said, that's not arguing in good faith.
Am I supposed to use a tool just because of what it's made of, or because it solves a problem for me?
No embarrassing buffer overflow CVEs is a very good start.
To me that's an actual selling point and I've migrated from almost all UNIX coreutils to Rust alternatives for that reason alone.
> Am I supposed to use a tool just because of what it's made of, or because it solves a problem for me?
No, as an adult you are supposed to not frame the discussion unfairly and ask the right questions.
Are your coreutils replacements 100% drop-in?
