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> it pronouns are an alternative
by 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.