Re:Microsoft to Explore Using Rust
by Vinnl on Thursday July 18, 2019 @12:03PM
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> This says a lot. I'm sure Microsoft has very smart and competent engineers, yet they still get all these bugs.
But let's say they were very smart and did not get all those bugs. Even then, why would someone claim the compiler double-checking is not useful?
I have a pretty good grasp of Javascript and can pretty much always predict what type something is going to be. Of course I make mistakes, but even if I didn't: using TypeScript is still great, because I don't have to manually keep track of all those types. Sure, I could do it, but it's more useful to spend my cognitive effort and energy on other things.
But let's say they were very smart and did not get all those bugs. Even then, why would someone claim the compiler double-checking is not useful?
I have a pretty good grasp of Javascript and can pretty much always predict what type something is going to be. Of course I make mistakes, but even if I didn't: using TypeScript is still great, because I don't have to manually keep track of all those types. Sure, I could do it, but it's more useful to spend my cognitive effort and energy on other things.