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No, not at all. I didn't have the foggiest idea what a linear/affine type was when I started learning Rust, and it didn't hinder me at all. (Rust doesn't even
by Ar-Curunir 8y ago
No, not at all. I didn't have the foggiest idea what a linear/affine type was when I started learning Rust, and it didn't hinder me at all.
(Rust doesn't even have linear types, btw)
- lewisinc 8y agoRust doesn't have linear types? You'll have to elaborate on that because Jim Blandy at least would say you are wrong.
- garmaine 8y agoRust has affine types, not linear types.
- Munksgaard 8y agoTo clarify, with affine types you can guarantee that a value is used at most once, while linear types enforce that a value is used exactly once. Rust has the must-use directive that can be used to approximate linear types but it has severe limitations.