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0 pointsthiht4mo ago0 comments

> I don't get the need for Rust since I happily compile common lisp to machine code when I need fast binaries.

Not sure how that’s relevant when CL is basically dead and no one wants to work with it, while Rust is flourishing and delivering value

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sesm4mo ago

If the value proposition is internet drama, then it certainly does.

dokyun4mo ago

Rust isn't 'delivering value', people are just drinking the koolaid. CL has its niches, and it still fills them well: it's never been that successful as a general-purpose language.

jodrellblank4mo ago

> Rust isn't 'delivering value'

Citation needed.

Or, what can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed by pointing to ripgrep.

dokyun4mo ago

Oh wow a replacement for a tool I already have. It's slightly faster, even if I seldom ever worry about its speed. Who cares?

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0 pointsthiht4mo ago0 comments

> I don't get the need for Rust since I happily compile common lisp to machine code when I need fast binaries.

Not sure how that’s relevant when CL is basically dead and no one wants to work with it, while Rust is flourishing and delivering value

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sesm4mo ago

If the value proposition is internet drama, then it certainly does.

dokyun4mo ago

Rust isn't 'delivering value', people are just drinking the koolaid. CL has its niches, and it still fills them well: it's never been that successful as a general-purpose language.

jodrellblank4mo ago

> Rust isn't 'delivering value'

Citation needed.

Or, what can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed by pointing to ripgrep.

dokyun4mo ago

Oh wow a replacement for a tool I already have. It's slightly faster, even if I seldom ever worry about its speed. Who cares?

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j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse