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0 pointskibwen5mo ago0 comments

Rust certainly doesn't make it impossible to write bad code. What it does do is nudge you towards writing good code to a noticeably appreciable degree, which is laudable compared to the state of the industry at large.

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irishcoffee5mo ago

Rust is just a tool. It’s as fallible as any other tool. I wish we took it off the pedestal and treated it as such.

steveklabnik5mo ago

Are all tools equal in all dimensions or can they be compared for fitness of purpose?

estebank5mo ago

A hand saw, a table saw and a SawStop are all tools, but they have different characteristics even though they all are meant to cut the same wood.

irishcoffee5mo ago

Ada, C, and lisp are all tools, but they have different characteristics even though they are all meant to cut through the same problems.

yuriks5mo ago

...yes?

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irishcoffee5mo ago

Rust is just a tool. It’s as fallible as any other tool. I wish we took it off the pedestal and treated it as such.

steveklabnik5mo ago

Are all tools equal in all dimensions or can they be compared for fitness of purpose?

estebank5mo ago

A hand saw, a table saw and a SawStop are all tools, but they have different characteristics even though they all are meant to cut the same wood.

irishcoffee5mo ago

Ada, C, and lisp are all tools, but they have different characteristics even though they are all meant to cut through the same problems.

yuriks5mo ago

...yes?

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