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0 pointsumanwizard1y ago0 comments

I think we can say Rust is beyond the “nobody uses” stage by now, and it’s much simpler and easier than C++. (And people who use it tend to like it, proving Bjarne wrong).

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saurik1y ago

I'm sorry; you think people don't complain about Rust? There are tons of articles posted here from people complaining about Rust in various ways. Bjarne wasn't saying whether most people like it... that's orthogonal: I actually like C++, yet I have been complaining about it--at times quite bitterly--since before it was even standardized!

tomjakubowski1y ago

Indeed, I am a huge proponent of Rust and have been using it since before 1.0 (even contributed to it, in the past) -- and I complain about Rust a lot, too. Trying to restate Bjarne's point here: if I wasn't using Rust, then I wouldn't have any reason to complain about it.

fiddlerwoaroof1y ago

Or, because there’s so many languages around now, they just use something else. I really don’t like working with Rust myself and so I use other languages.

dgfitz1y ago

Rust is neither simple nor easy. Full stop.

umanwizardOP1y ago

Where did I say it was?

dgfitz1y ago

Well you did say: it’s much simpler and easier than C++

And if the basis of c++ is c with classes, you’re horribly incorrect. C is a small language, easy to understand and hard to master.

Rust is fucking miserable to understand, and as such, hard to master.

Why are you being pedantic?

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alex_lav1y ago

Saying people complain about something is not the same as saying nobody likes it…

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saurik1y ago

tomjakubowski1y ago

fiddlerwoaroof1y ago

Or, because there’s so many languages around now, they just use something else. I really don’t like working with Rust myself and so I use other languages.

dgfitz1y ago

Rust is neither simple nor easy. Full stop.

umanwizardOP1y ago

Where did I say it was?

dgfitz1y ago

Well you did say: it’s much simpler and easier than C++

And if the basis of c++ is c with classes, you’re horribly incorrect. C is a small language, easy to understand and hard to master.

Rust is fucking miserable to understand, and as such, hard to master.

Why are you being pedantic?

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alex_lav1y ago

Saying people complain about something is not the same as saying nobody likes it…

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse