On: The case against a C alternative

[pkrumins]

Rust will not replace anything because it’s impossible to write code in it. Everything you write is a syntax error that requires an exobrain to figure out.

[woodruffw → pkrumins]

What's the point of this hyperbole? We have ample evidence that thousands of engineers (and large companies) are successfully applying Rust.

[Jtsummers → woodruffw]

GP has been posting the same thing in many threads when Rust comes up. Apparently they think it's funny, or they're really bad at writing Rust code and feel like venting.

[dawnbreez → pkrumins]

...in a lot of the cases I ran into early on, the rust compiler literally told me what to change.