Stop making me memorize the borrow checker

Rust was a pain in the ass until I stopped trying to write C code in it and started writing idiomatic Rust. I don’t know the author of this blog, but he mentions extensive C++ experience which makes me wonder if he’s trying to write C++ in Rust.

Maybe not! Maybe it’s truly just Rust being stubborn and difficult. However, it’s such an easy trap to fall into that I’ve gotta think it’s at least possible.

> Rust was a pain in the ass until I stopped trying to write C code in it and started writing idiomatic Rust.

This is the #1 problem I see with people trying to learn a new language (not just Rust).

I’ve watched enough people try to adopt different languages at companies over the years that I now lean pessimistic by default about people adopting new languages. Many times it’s not that they can’t learn the new language, it’s that they really like doing things the way they learned in another language and they don’t want to give up those patterns.

Some people like working in a certain language and there’s nothing wrong with that. The problems come when they try to learn a new language without giving up the old ways.

Like you, I’m getting similar vibes from the article. The author wants to write Rust, but the entire premise of the article is about not wanting to learn the rules of Rust.