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Re:The Next Step for Generics by alexbanks on Tuesday June 16, 2020 @06:34PM (#23545122)
I'm not missing anything. I'm well aware of the value of type systems, as I am our current cultural decision to value speed over correctness.

I'm not confident that average level developers are able to ship features in Rust as quickly as they would in Go, which is the root of my point. Those building tools, which generally do not have the same success metrics with respect to speed and correctness, should use the language with a focus on safety and correctness. Those whose positions do not lend themselves to safety and correctness should not use that tool.

Re:The Next Step for Generics by zozbot234 on Tuesday June 16, 2020 @06:49PM (#23545276)
> I'm not confident that average level developers are able to ship features in Rust as quickly as they would in Go

Even if this was a genuine concern, they should still use Rust. Because it will be far easier to refactor the code that they ship into something that is safe and correct, compared to rewriting a Go codebase.

Re:The Next Step for Generics by alexbanks on Tuesday June 16, 2020 @06:52PM (#23545307)
We can agree to disagree. The whole point of my post is that I do not agree with your statement.