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Re:Rust: A Critical Retrospective by pjmlp on Thursday May 19, 2022 @01:10PM (#31437298)
System languages on the Algol/Wirth branch prove otherwise.

They can be ergonomic high level, while providing the language features to go low level when needed.

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Re:Rust: A Critical Retrospective by titzer on Thursday May 19, 2022 @01:17PM (#31437394)
Agree, and even C got really far without traits. Traits are a lot of rope for building confusing abstractions, IMHO.
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