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Re:Rust can be difficult to learn and frustrating, but it's ... by emmelaich on Tuesday October 23, 2018 @09:05PM (#18288855)
Indeed, the classic resulting bug was the do loop with a typo. Instead of comma the program had a period. So this

   DO I = 1.100
was interpreted as assignment

   DOI = 1.1
Though contrary to urban legend it did not result in the loss of any rockets.

   http://catless.ncl.ac.uk/Risks/9.54.html#subj1
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