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Re:2 years of fiddling with Rust – critical thoughts by woodruffw on Sunday November 06, 2022 @07:07PM (#33499204)
Maybe this is a silly question, but why are you compiling Rust programs on a smartphone?
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Re:2 years of fiddling with Rust – critical thoughts by Gigachad on Sunday November 06, 2022 @10:18PM (#33500697)
Not the same person, but programming on phones with Bluetooth keyboards is very common for people learning in developing countries since everyone has a phone, and many do not have a laptop.
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Re:2 years of fiddling with Rust – critical thoughts by woodruffw on Sunday November 06, 2022 @10:32PM (#33500790)
I didn't know that, thanks for the explanation! I can absolutely see slow compilations being a problem in that setting.
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