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Re:Corrode: C to Rust translator written in Haskell by glandium on Friday July 08, 2016 @11:49AM (#12056344)
Rust is a type of corrosion.
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Re:Corrode: C to Rust translator written in Haskell by adamnemecek on Friday July 08, 2016 @04:38PM (#12058476)
Ironically though the name rust is from the species of fungi https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rust_(fungus)
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Re:Corrode: C to Rust translator written in Haskell by felixangell1024 on Friday July 08, 2016 @11:53AM (#12056369)
Ah very true. I interpret it as (from Googles define) "destroy or weaken (something) gradually." i.e. destroy/weaken the C code into Rust... Maybe it's just me, though.
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Re:Corrode: C to Rust translator written in Haskell by dmytrish on Friday July 08, 2016 @02:04PM (#12057487)
Exactly, _Corrode_ makes C code _rusty_!
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Re:Corrode: C to Rust translator written in Haskell by microcolonel on Friday July 08, 2016 @01:54PM (#12057404)
They probably should've used a more specific term; like "Oxidant".
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