Re:The struggle with Rust
by throwaway91111 on Tuesday January 24, 2017 @10:41AM
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Of all the things I'd accuse rust of, complex is not one of them. Could you give an example of the complexity? I've not found a single pattern in rust I wouldn't already have to think about in c++, but I have to think about it less because the compiler thinks about it for me. I just can't postpone the confidence until later.
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Re:The struggle with Rust
by eternalban on Tuesday January 24, 2017 @11:08AM
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It was an impression, but clearly it is not a 'simple' language at the syntactic or semantic levels.
(You should not read my OP as a negative critique. I'm merely pointing out that anyone expecting 'immediate gratification' with Rust is likely to be disappointed.)
> the compiler thinks about it for me.
Indeed. One valid approach to categorizing programming languages is by considering upfront vs amortized cognitive load.