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Re:Why Discord is switching from Go to Rust by steveklabnik on Tuesday February 04, 2020 @06:44PM (#22242410)
Some people say this, but I think it's misleading; refcounting can make things live longer, but the borrow checker cannot.
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Re:Why Discord is switching from Go to Rust by Jweb_Guru on Wednesday February 05, 2020 @02:48AM (#22244814)
Well, with ownership, a move can make things "live" longer, I guess.
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Re:Why Discord is switching from Go to Rust by steveklabnik on Wednesday February 05, 2020 @09:00AM (#22246731)
You're not wrong. I just think there's enough difference that the analogy doesn't really work.
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