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Re:Things you can’t do in Rust (and what to do instead) by divs1210 on Saturday May 15, 2021 @09:38AM (#27165105)
just code in assembly then.

Batteries included with safe defaults is a BIG feature.

Legacy C/C++ code is littered with so many memory related bugs that big companies are funding people to rewrite essential unix utils in Rust.

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Re:Things you can’t do in Rust (and what to do instead) by benreesman on Saturday May 15, 2021 @10:13AM (#27165410)
No argument that legacy C/C++ code is Swiss cheese on 1980s memory bugs in a lot of cases.

Modern C++ vs. modern Rust. Why is modern Rust better? Legacy C++ can be transformed into modern C++ is a semi-mechanical, semi-you-emply-someone-good-at-emacs way, at a cost in time, money, and risk way less than empty editor.

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