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Re:The Git source code audit, viewed as a Rust programmer by throwaway81523 on Wednesday January 25, 2023 @12:11AM (#34514675)
It seems like a seriously wrong default for a language whose story is supposed to be safety. People wanting unsafe languages already have C and C++ for that :/.
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Re:The Git source code audit, viewed as a Rust programmer by brundolf on Wednesday January 25, 2023 @02:29AM (#34515444)
Explained here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34514947
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Re:The Git source code audit, viewed as a Rust programmer by twic on Wednesday January 25, 2023 @09:44AM (#34518788)
To improve safety at large, Rust has to displace C++. People use C++ in part because of its speed (rightly or wrongly - but it is undeniably part of C++ culture). A language which is consistently slower than C++ will not displace C++. So, this was a point where the designers decided to hold their nose for now.
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