Rust is a hard way to make a web API

Re:Rust is a hard way to make a web API by wahern on Friday January 15, 2021 @11:31PM (#25800054)

> Every programmer uses an editor or IDE with autocomplete.

This is news to me. I use JOE and, occasionally, vi (sic). But when I use short variable names it's often because they're idiomatic and expressive. In C for example, i, j, n, src, buf, cp, etc.

Many moons ago I used IDEs. Eventually I tired of installing, configuring, and maintaining bespoke environments.

I'm confident I'm not alone.

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Re:Rust is a hard way to make a web API by rudedogg on Friday January 15, 2021 @11:44PM (#25800115)

It's cool you have found a workflow that works for you, but I don't think there are many people using JOE or (plain) vi to write software.

https://insights.stackoverflow.com/survey/2019#technology-_-...

I can't imagine working that way myself. I need syntax highlighting, code completion, and go to definition at the minimum. Another newer feature I like is spelling and grammar checking of code comments.

Edit: Have you given Sublime Text 3 a shot?

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Re:Rust is a hard way to make a web API by wahern on Friday January 15, 2021 @11:55PM (#25800162)

The breakdown of "All Respondents" (i.e. all programmers) into Web, Mobile, and SRE/DevOps is telling.

Let's just say that it's a big world. People programming Excel spreadsheets aren't using vi, either. I won't dispute that.

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