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it's almost as if someone is getting royalties every time Rust is mentioned
by cerved 5y ago
it's almost as if someone is getting royalties every time Rust is mentioned
- fsloth 5y agoA new systems programming language that gains wide industrial adoption is a historically momentuous thing. Lots of discussion is totally warranted - it's not just another hype thing anymore.
- cerved 5y agoI merely pointed out how often the word Rust was mentioned
- VWWHFSfQ 5y agoafter the first usage it should have just been referred to as The Language™ from then on.
- cerved 5y ago> it pronouns are an alternative
- cogman10 5y agoIMO, especially for short nouns, using the full name goes a long way towards making something more readable. Using pronouns can very quickly become confusing. When someone says "it" are they talking about rust, linux, the kernel, linus's temper? Using "rust" instead of "it" completely removes that ambiguity.
- cerved 5y agoIt reads like corporate speak. But I now see that these were quotes so I guess that makes sense
- sophacles 5y agoPronouns are pointers. Pointers cause problems - in programming by pointing to something that disappears, in spoken language by having antecedent confusion. Rust attempts to solve the worst of pointer problems - I think overusage of pronouns would undermine the whole Rust effort.
- adamnemecek 5y agoDid you consider that there's a reason why it's talked about a lot?
- cerved 5y agofor context, rust is mentioned more than: in, the, and, a and I happen to think it reads a bit silly here's the word count rust: 13 in: 11 the: 10 to: 8 a: 6 and: 5 for: 5 linux: 5
- dang 5y agoWe detached this subthread from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27746655 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27746655.