Zlib-rs is faster than C

"faster than C" almost always boils down to different designs, implementations, algorithms, etc.

Perhaps it is faster than already-existing implementations, sure, but not "faster than C", and it is odd to make such claims.

If anything, this should be “zlib-rs is faster than zlib-ng”, but not “$library is faster than $programming_language”.

I am hopping on Rust threads on HN very regularly and I have to tell you my anecdotal experience.

Which is: people complaining about Rust zealots are much more than actual Rust zealots. Thinking of it, I haven't seen a proper Rust zealot on HN for at least a year at this point.

So I don't know, maybe do less cheap digs. Tearing down straw men is pretty boring to watch.

Funny, because I could swear that for every comment that rises some criticism against Rust design/implementation/ergonomics/whatever, I find a dozen that "respectfully disagree", i.e. try very hard to deny validity of original claims.

It is somewhat similar, actually, when someone states a negative opinion on Rust community and marketing around it. It is usually followed by those that say "you met wrong people".

Of course, you won't find any examples in this thread xd.

Wait... zealotry is not "someone having a different opinion".

Literally that's what you're saying: they have a different opinion therefore they're zealots!

Unless people posting an opinion is itself zealotry... but in that case why are you complaining about the replies and not the comments they reply to?