Why Discord is switching from Go to Rust

Re:Why Discord is switching from Go to Rust by gameswithgo on Tuesday February 04, 2020 @05:49PM (#22241950)

So, being able to have a value or a reference vs everything always being a reference is a pretty massive difference. Option types instead of nulls is also a pretty large difference. Generics being better from a performance perspective is a large difference too.

As well, traits are quite a bit different than classes, but not always in a good way!

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Re:Why Discord is switching from Go to Rust by Polyisoprene on Tuesday February 04, 2020 @06:47PM (#22242431)

Hopefully Java will support proper values regarding inlining and on-stack allocation for non-primitive types soon, but yes option types are a benefit in Rust as long as you’re not using any more advanced reference libraries.

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Re:Why Discord is switching from Go to Rust by tene on Tuesday February 04, 2020 @06:52PM (#22242476)

Can you explain more about "advanced reference libraries", and how they interfere with the benefits of option types?

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