First Rust Code Shows Up in the Windows 11 Kernel

Re:First Rust Code Shows Up in the Windows 11 Kernel by insanitybit on Saturday May 13, 2023 @09:57AM (#35928438)

What's low level about Rust is that memory operations are exposed somewhat. So you don't just have copies or automatic memory management, you have pointers. It's not really that hard, and actually it's wayyyy easier to understand than a lot of the weird reference rules in other languages.

For example, lots of people trip on `append` in Go because it tries to hide pointer semantics.

Having to write `&` sometimes is just not burdensome and it's frankly sad that so many professional developers, many with so-called computer science degrees, seem to think that a basic understanding of computers is too high a burden.

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Re:First Rust Code Shows Up in the Windows 11 Kernel by kaba0 on Saturday May 13, 2023 @10:08AM (#35928541)

You are fighting a strawman, and it’s honestly quite the ego to look down on the majority of people working the same profession as you.

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Re:First Rust Code Shows Up in the Windows 11 Kernel by insanitybit on Saturday May 13, 2023 @10:52AM (#35928963)

What straw man? You made these assertions:

1. Rust is low level

2. Low level details leak through abstractions

3. This creates a difficult trade off for use cases that do not require manipulation of low level constructs

I am making these assertions:

1. Pointers are not particularly "low level"

2. The tradeoffs when pointers are abstracted away are worse

3. It is sad that trained professionals believe that pointers are difficult to understand

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