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Re:Was Rust Worth It? by hgs3 on Thursday October 26, 2023 @05:04PM (#38031687)
Cyclic data structures are impossible to represent in safe Rust because there is no clear "owner" in a cyclic data structure.
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Re:Was Rust Worth It? by oneshtein on Sunday October 29, 2023 @08:39AM (#38058008)
Cyclic structures can be flattened into a vector or an arena, or unsafe Rust can be used.
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