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Re:Why Discord is switching from Go to Rust by pkolaczk on Wednesday February 05, 2020 @01:31AM (#22244501)
It incurs some cost, but whether it is higher is very debatable. This is very much workload dependent. A smart compiler can elide most reference updates.
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Re:Why Discord is switching from Go to Rust by pjmlp on Wednesday February 05, 2020 @09:45AM (#22247033)
No it can't, not in Swift's current implementation.

https://github.com/ixy-languages/ixy-languages

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Re:Why Discord is switching from Go to Rust by abjKT26nO8 on Wednesday February 05, 2020 @03:45AM (#22245064)
It would seem that the Swift compiler is far from smart[1].

[1]: <https://media.ccc.de/v/35c3-9670-safe_and_secure_drivers_in_...

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