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Re:Linux Rust Support by dllthomas on Tuesday July 06, 2021 @06:16PM (#27755084)
> One of Rust's core goals is "zero-cost abstractions".

It's my understanding that Rust got that term from the C++ community.

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Re:Linux Rust Support by simias on Tuesday July 06, 2021 @08:04PM (#27755896)
I definitely heard that expression a lot in regards to C++. That being said I would argue that Rust pushes the concept further thanks to its more powerful and expressive (if also more constraining) type system.
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