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Re:Rust 1.x seems to not always be backward compatible in pr... by steveklabnik on Sunday June 13, 2021 @10:16AM (#27492795)
Their argument is a cultural one, not a technical one. Technically, they’re the same, but culturally, C++XY takes time to see adoption, but Rust 1.Y tends to be adopted almost immediately.
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Re:Rust 1.x seems to not always be backward compatible in pr... by zxzax on Sunday June 13, 2021 @10:19AM (#27492827)
On certain corners of Github, I wouldn't say so. I think you would see a lot more people doing the same thing in C++, if there was a Cargo-style package manager that got more adoption there.
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