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Matt Godbolt sold me on Rust by showing me C++

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611 points LorenDB | 1 comments | 06 May 25 17:51 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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markus_zhang ◴[06 May 25 18:09 UTC] No.43908006[source]▶
What if we have a C that removes the quirks without adding too much brain drain?

So no implicit type conversions, safer strings, etc.

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alexchamberlain ◴[06 May 25 18:12 UTC] No.43908037[source]▶
I'm inferring that you think Rust adds too much brain drain? If so, what?
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1. leonheld ◴[06 May 25 18:58 UTC] No.43908498[source]▶
I love Rust, but I after doing it for a little while, I completely understand the "brain drain" aspect... yes, I get significantly better programs, but it is tiring to fight the borrow-checker sometimes. Heck, I currently am procrastinating instead of going into the ring.

Anyhow, I won't go back to C++ land. Better this than whatever arcane, 1000-line, template-hell error message that kept me fed when I was there.