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It's not entirely a myth. There are situations where you can't get the compiler to emit optimal code using only safe Rust. You can go a very long way with only
by twic 6y ago
It's not entirely a myth. There are situations where you can't get the compiler to emit optimal code using only safe Rust. You can go a very long way with only safe Rust (and i do!), but not everywhere.
- jononor 6y agoThere are also situations where you cannot get a C++ compiler to emit optimal code without resorting to intrinsics or inline Assembly. 99% of Rust and C++ code performs well without going that deep.