Re:“Rewrite It in Rust” Considered Harmful? [pdf]
by carlmr on Wednesday May 24, 2023 @12:51PM
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>I think a lot of Rust programmers appreciate where C is the right tool, & a lot of C programmers can admit that memory errors are a pain in the ass
That's true, however IME C++ programmers are the most in denial. And yes, RAII has helped a lot. But still we see way too many memory errors coming from C++ code bases.
Re:“Rewrite It in Rust” Considered Harmful? [pdf]
by avgcorrection on Wednesday May 24, 2023 @05:27PM
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Arguing isn’t a game of diplomacy and middle grounds.
Like the strawman argument where it creates a flawed argument to declare victory over, the strawman attack picks out the most extreme case to declare victory over
You'll see this done on left/right political debates where instead of recognizing that most people can find agreeable common ground on 80% of issues, extreme advocates will pick out the opposing extreme advocates to vilify each others' groups
I think a lot of Rust programmers appreciate where C is the right tool, & a lot of C programmers can admit that memory errors are a pain in the ass