Re:Was Rust Worth It?
by api on Thursday October 26, 2023 @06:28AM
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I have to second the OP: ownership isn’t that hard. I just get used to structuring a program in certain ways. Having written a lot of C++ helps because the things Rust won’t let you do are often unsafe or a source of leaks and bugs in C++.
Having an editor with rust-analyzer running is massively helpful too since ownership issues get highlighted very quickly. I can’t imagine dealing with any language larger than C without a smart editor. It can be done but why?
I still find async annoying though.
My biggest source of friction with Rust (other than async) is figuring out how to write code that is both very high performance and modular. I end up using a lot of generics and it gets verbose.
Having an editor with rust-analyzer running is massively helpful too since ownership issues get highlighted very quickly. I can’t imagine dealing with any language larger than C without a smart editor. It can be done but why?
I still find async annoying though.
My biggest source of friction with Rust (other than async) is figuring out how to write code that is both very high performance and modular. I end up using a lot of generics and it gets verbose.