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Re:Why is Rust difficult? by dozzie on Monday January 22, 2018 @06:02AM (#16203451)
>> I would normally define 'correctness' to include rigorous mathematical proofs.

> Do you have an example of a language that does what you're looking for?

You mean, like SPARK?

> On the proof side, Rust's built in unit testing is great, and allows for quick validation of code (proofs).

No, unit testing is not proof of correctness, it's a hint that your code has no regressions at best. I'd take a proof over unit tests any time of day.

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