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Re:Linux kernel in-tree Rust support by bad-apple on Saturday July 11, 2020 @11:11AM (#23802733)
> RAII-based memory management without GC, and the concept of ownership vs. borrowing are very C++-inspired concepts.

Why are you crediting C++ for an idea that is probably much older than it?

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Re:Linux kernel in-tree Rust support by pjmlp on Saturday July 11, 2020 @12:31PM (#23803357)
Because it was C++ that made it mainstream.
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Re:Linux kernel in-tree Rust support by verdagon on Saturday July 11, 2020 @12:54PM (#23803543)
I'd love to know where C++ got it from, but I can't find it. Any ideas?
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