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Re:The search for easier safe systems programming by brazzy on Wednesday May 08, 2024 @06:59AM (#40296562)
> "Systems programming" is hard, and should be hard, for reasons unrelated to the programming language used.

The question is: is it harder than it needs to be due to accidental complexity[1] in programming language design. TFA argues that there is still some accidental complexity in the design of Rust that leaves room for an "easier" language that still allows the level of control needed for a systems language.

[1] https://medium.com/@sharkaroo/navigating-complexity-in-softw...

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Re:The search for easier safe systems programming by dist1ll on Wednesday May 08, 2024 @07:25AM (#40296726)
There's definitely a bunch of accidental complexity in systems programming. Even in domains with extreme performance constraints, large portion of the code base could be expressed with simpler and safer semantics like MVS.
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