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Re:Rust can be difficult to learn and frustrating, but it's ... by bb88 on Tuesday October 23, 2018 @12:01AM (#18280630)
> If rust could deliver speed without compromising on ease or safety, and I honestly don’t know if it can, then it will absolutely crush the competition.

It has to be more than safe and fast. It has to be a productive language to use. A dev can't sit for 6 months trying to figure out how to write a website, when he can pick up RoR and do it in a day.

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Re:Rust can be difficult to learn and frustrating, but it's ... by village-idiot on Tuesday October 23, 2018 @12:48AM (#18280797)
That’s why I said “ease” too.
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