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0 pointspdimitar2y ago0 comments

> No mention of how it's better

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.

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nottorp2y ago

The right questions according to who?

Are your coreutils replacements 100% drop-in?

pdimitarOP2y ago

I don't need a 100% drop-in. Barely anyone does. I've observed at least 80% of all of the coreutils features are not used by 90% - 99% of programmers and sysadmins.

Ask people if they used all flags of `sort` and report back results as a test of my hypothesis.

> The right questions according to who?

This is tiring. I told you twice that I'd prefer you engaging in technical merits. You keep drawing attention to what is annoying you but you'll have to talk to your friends and family about that because I am not interested.

Bye.

AnimalMuppet2y ago

I don't see many CVEs in coreutils. Maybe one or two, in several decades? I do on occasion use obscure flags (or at least ones that are obscure to me).

> This is tiring.

Hey, you're the one keeping the argument going...

pdimitarOP2y ago

One more person misinterpreting? Cool.

I am getting tired of being misinterpreted, not of the argument itself because the argument ended several comments ago and the person focused on being a little rebel ("who gets the determine the right questions" is his favorite pet peeve apparently).

There is no argument currently, just people trying really hard to miss the point that was stated very clearly.

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nottorp2y ago

But the only "technical merit" seems to be "omg it's more secure". I've literally never seen any other argument in favor of Rust.

l33t73322732y ago

Is security not a technical merit?

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nottorp2y ago

The right questions according to who?

Are your coreutils replacements 100% drop-in?

pdimitarOP2y ago

I don't need a 100% drop-in. Barely anyone does. I've observed at least 80% of all of the coreutils features are not used by 90% - 99% of programmers and sysadmins.

Ask people if they used all flags of `sort` and report back results as a test of my hypothesis.

> The right questions according to who?

Bye.

AnimalMuppet2y ago

I don't see many CVEs in coreutils. Maybe one or two, in several decades? I do on occasion use obscure flags (or at least ones that are obscure to me).

> This is tiring.

Hey, you're the one keeping the argument going...

pdimitarOP2y ago

One more person misinterpreting? Cool.

There is no argument currently, just people trying really hard to miss the point that was stated very clearly.

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nottorp2y ago

But the only "technical merit" seems to be "omg it's more secure". I've literally never seen any other argument in favor of Rust.

l33t73322732y ago

Is security not a technical merit?

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