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Re:Case Study: Npm uses Rust for its CPU-bound bottlenecks [... by platz on Sunday March 03, 2019 @11:30AM (#19295230)
> about a week to get up to speed in the language
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Re:Case Study: Npm uses Rust for its CPU-bound bottlenecks [... by twiss on Sunday March 03, 2019 @12:00PM (#19295414)
> about a week to get up to speed in the language and implement the program

is the actual quote.

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Re:Case Study: Npm uses Rust for its CPU-bound bottlenecks [... by platz on Sunday March 03, 2019 @12:12PM (#19295492)
the point is to measure at a common level of proficient across different languages. Once you are proficient and familiar with a language, then you can measure how long it takes you compared to another lang.
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