Re:Was Rust Worth It?
by epage on Thursday October 26, 2023 @09:19AM
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Can't speak for why Zig doesn't have a problem but Rust is cursed by its success: it lowers the barrier for improvement enough to entice you to always improve it.
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No. Rust forces you to spend endless hours doing mental gymnastics which shouldn't be needed in the first place (linked data-structures, owned arenas, or even just boxed slices are impossible in safe rust).
And you just keep refactoring/improving/desperately trying different ideas, because it never feels right.
It's ok if you don't agree but pls don't try to make my responses look like I like Rust, I don't and I'd happily get those years back if it was possible.