Not official, but a Rust team member: "it's generally regarded as best practice to write out the types of your functions, hence Rust's choice here. ... Rust fo

Not official, but a Rust team member: "it's generally regarded as best practice to write out the types of your functions, hence Rust's choice here. ... Rust follows 'explicit over implicit'"[1] If it's a technical limitation then that's far more understandable. I've just not heard this explanation until now -- not that I really was seeking it I suppose. Thank you. 1: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8321443 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8321443