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[–] vk6flab@lemmy.radio 49 points 2 weeks ago (55 children)

Is it just me, or does that seem .. abrupt?

[–] iloveDigit@piefed.social 9 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (45 children)

Rust adds another layer of trusting the compiler isn't backdoored. All UNIX/Linux systems use the gcc toolchain, so having it written in C would mean less dependencies for the OS.

Strange times.

[–] aubeynarf@lemmynsfw.com 34 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (42 children)

how many compiler back doors have we seen versus use-after-free/stack overflow attacks?

The anti-Rust crowd baffles me. Maybe C++ has rotted their brain to the point they can’t “get” the borrow checker.

My only complaint is that its syntax is an ugly mishmash. Should have copied scala or f#

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