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I just don't see what Rust's type system buys you over the others, despite the extraordinary effort it forces you to exert - so I'm quite concerned about seeing it suggested in serious applications outside of the niches in which it's truly beneficial - memory safety without the performance impact being that main niche. While there are other needs it can arguably meet, I don't feel it's worth using in most of those cases.

Maybe this is a misunderstanding on my part, but I found it of little concrete benefit for a lot of extra work. Perhaps my initial experiences with Rust have colored my thinking on it though.



Maybe, recognizing that your vantage point is not absolute & people who disagree are not just miscreants leading the flock astray, you shouldn't be "quite concerned" that other people had a different experience using a tool than you & express that.




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