Re:The result of the C++26 DIS ballot
by tialaramex on Monday October 26, 2026 @02:19PM
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That's a fair point, but now we're back to actually Rust makes better sense than C++ because the difference is much more stark if you're not already a programmer.
Some of the craziest things about C++ metastasised and are now everywhere in programming, so they don't seem as crazy - but if you're a non-programmer they will still be crazy in C++ and Rust doesn't have them.
For example why does "const" mean immutable? In Rust it means constant, like you'd expect. Why is "Hello" six units of storage space? In Rust it's five, because duh. Why does passing this HugeDoodad into a function expensively copy the HugeDoodad? In Rust it doesn't do that.
Some of the craziest things about C++ metastasised and are now everywhere in programming, so they don't seem as crazy - but if you're a non-programmer they will still be crazy in C++ and Rust doesn't have them.
For example why does "const" mean immutable? In Rust it means constant, like you'd expect. Why is "Hello" six units of storage space? In Rust it's five, because duh. Why does passing this HugeDoodad into a function expensively copy the HugeDoodad? In Rust it doesn't do that.