Ah, i had no intention of flaming C++. A ton of really great software is made with C++. I think most sane C++ programmers will freely admit there are dark and s

Ah, i had no intention of flaming C++. A ton of really great software is made with C++. I think most sane C++ programmers will freely admit there are dark and scary corners. Just like any other tool people actually use. A professor of mine used to talk about (i assume he still does) how software is like a plant. New software is always fun and cute and understandable like anything young, babies, puppies, kittens, whatever. C++ is like an oak tree. there are gnarled branches, but is quite beautiful taken as a whole. Like an oak tree, it stands the test of time. The rust community has been ponderous in adding features. I think they've picked a really nice set of stuff to support. Perhaps rust will turn into a beautiful old oak, perhaps not. I'll stretch the metaphor a bit more, C++ doesn't have as much room to grow. It's far from done, but there's a lot of legacy code that must be supported. Choices were made decades ago that limit options today. Again, this isn't meant to malign C++, it's just how hindsight works. Rust on the other hand has has the benefit of hindsight. Rust will make plenty of mistakes, but the community can avoid some of the trouble C++ has had simply because it's new and has more information about what's really useful and what's not. The rust community has by and large been very aware of what works and what doesn't. They're careful gardeners. They've learned their history, and want to try other stuff. Perhaps rust can grow to be a mighty oak like C++. I hope it will, but that remains to be seen.