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Re:When Zig is safer and faster than Rust by q3k on Tuesday March 07, 2023 @05:07PM (#35061963)
> * Passing in explicit generic type arguments for a function requires an extra :: for seemingly no reason.

There is a very good reason for this. Behold, the Bastion of the Turbofish.

https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/blob/master/tests/ui/parse...

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Re:When Zig is safer and faster than Rust by loeg on Wednesday March 08, 2023 @02:02PM (#35073288)
That is not a good reason as far as end users are concerned.
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