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Re:Rust went from side project to world’s fastest growing la... by lynndotpy on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @11:37AM (#34791874)
Rust is definitely more friendly to noobs than is typical because they are obsessive over inclusivity. The compiler warnings are the most visible example of this, because it shows you exactly where the problem is, offers a deeper explanation, and will often suggest a fix. That's a significant undertaking, and the only other language I know of with anything similar is the latest Python.
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Re:Rust went from side project to world’s fastest growing la... by estebank on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @09:11PM (#34799158)
Although I haven't personally used it, Elm has done a lot on this space, even predating Rust's push.
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Re:Rust went from side project to world’s fastest growing la... by peoplefromibiza on Wednesday February 15, 2023 @03:00AM (#34801224)
I've had Steve Klabnik calling me out more times than I can count because of the things I wrote on Reddit.

It's not more inclusive than anything else, it's just more like an hive mind

People try Rust because they think it will get them better salaries and automatically "safe programs"

They will flock away as soon as something else newer appears.

OTOH I've been part of the Elixir community since the beginning and I spoke personally with the creator Jose Valim and Erlang creator Joe Armstrong and they turned out to be the most welcoming humble uncredited geniuses among programming language creators who also build two of the best curated and functioning communities there are. No bullshit, high quality software, organic growth, tooling etc Rust in comparison is just a C++ community with younger and somewhat ageist/elitist members, with diminishing results over time (yes, they are rewriting stuff that already works, WOW!)

how about improve the tooling?

I've watched the video on Matrix 2 at FOSSDEM and when the speaker says they wrote the new client (ElementX) using Rust SDK people applauded for no reason and he said: "Rust fans as usual"

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