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It's like C++ is a gas-powered chainsaw and Rust is a newfangled electric "smart" chainsaw.

• steveklabnik 6y ago
  I often use "table saw" when making this sort of analogy, because there's even a more direct comparison: https://www.sawstop.com/ https://www.sawstop.com/
  • carapace 6y ago
    (As an aside, WOW! What a great invention! The folks who sent in pictures of their tiny cuts (instead of severed fingers) nearly made me cry.) That's a brilliant metaphor to drive home the safety advantages of Rust! "It's a table saw that won't chop off your fingers!" That's a "shut up and take my money" proposition. (And it helps that it's a really good table saw too.) (As another aside, I got to the testimonial from an employer talking about the peace of mind of knowing the workers on the shop floor are safe and it "clicked" for me: you've got metrics and liability for job site safety so you can quantify that peace of mind. We still not there with software quality liability eh?)
• wealthyyy 6y ago
  Reminds me that unprofitable hotness electric car company whose core business is to manipulate both balance sheet and government.