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It is inconsistent to hold those beliefs. Because "insane" implies that the Rust team made wrong decisions with the syntax, in fact so obviously wrong that no "
by pcwalton 8y ago
It is inconsistent to hold those beliefs. Because "insane" implies that the Rust team made wrong decisions with the syntax, in fact so obviously wrong that no "sane" person would make them. If you acknowledge that the syntax decisions make sense, then they aren't "insane".
- ajross 8y agoMeh. That's just playing semantic games. I'm using "insane" in IMHO the more common colloquial sense of "inscrutable; hard to understand; inconsistent with existing paradigms". I'm absolutely not questioning your mental health. Nothing about the soundness of your design means that Rust isn't hard to learn, is all I'm saying. And per the freakshow all around us, it's getting harder, not easier.
- pohl 8y agoI've never understood the use of the word "semantic" in the dismissive sense. Meaning is everything when parties are trying to communicate. This thread finally got to the heart of the miscommunication, and instead of celebrating you say "meh." I don't get it.