Re:Next steps for Rust in the kernel
by jamincan on Wednesday September 21, 2022 @11:48AM
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I used to wonder who these people are too, but I think they mostly aren't that visible or at least prominent in actual rust threads. But you do occasionally see drive-by posts in places like /r/cpp along the lines of "should I learn C++ and Rust?" along with a long list of why Rust is so much better than C++. I'd sour to Rust too, if that was my primary interaction with the "community".
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Re:Next steps for Rust in the kernel
by mustache_kimono on Wednesday September 21, 2022 @12:43PM
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> I'd sour to Rust too, if that was my primary interaction with the "community".
Yeah, understood. I think we both know Rust people face a lot of the same level of criticism. And I get it. It's no fun. However, I don't think the way forward is to present the worst possible form of the argument (a strawman, "Rust people think Rust solves all problems", or, a vibe level: us vs them, "Rust people are toxic").
If I wanted, I could rake some C++ people over the coals for being toxic right now, and not just re: Rust, because C++ has more than a few hard core jerks. But whataboutism is just not helpful. I'm more interested in something more substantive/constructive.