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Re:Rust 1.40 by saagarjha on Thursday December 19, 2019 @03:59PM (#21839220)
> There hasn’t been a single C++ job posting in the entire region of where I live in 1989, so it’s probably fair to say that almost no one uses it.

I don't see your point?

> Rust "feels" like one of those languages that will stealthily become very important

Rust is not very stealthy at all :)

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Re:Rust 1.40 by vardump on Thursday December 19, 2019 @04:15PM (#21839391)
> I don't see your point?

My point is that C++, Java, etc. got established long before the hiring patterns and keywords changed. The employers will just suddenly start to expect (language age + 1 year) experience.

I think same will happen to Rust.

> Rust is not very stealthy at all :)

Yet it might appear like that from corporate point of view.

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