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The introduction read like some cartoon villain explaining some sinister plot to paint all the fire hydrants blue, or something. The article reads like: 1. "P

The introduction read like some cartoon villain explaining some sinister plot to paint all the fire hydrants blue, or something. The article reads like: 1. "People hate me because I point out that Rust is better than your language," 2. "Let's look at a problem I encountered in Rust," 3. A review of how basic stuff works in Rust like enums, if/else, tangents about inlay hints & IDE support... Somewhere, if I scroll long enough, I'll get to a section of the article that's not written by Snidely Whiplash, that's not remedial "Rust 101", and not some miscellaneous tangent about Rust or IDE support. Probably. I'm just guessing, because people are talking about some substantive point that the article made and I just can't make it that far. You can't even scan the article for headings effectively, because they don't stand out.

_gabe_ 5y ago
Yea this was my main problem with this article as well. I started reading because I was interested in what this match made in Hell was, and then 10 minutes into the article I was wondering why I was reading about how Rust works... I understand that sometimes you need to build up to a point, but at least tell me within the first few paragraphs what the overall goal of the article is. Also, I feel like people who program in Rust are constantly telling everyone why you should switch to Rust. It's just weird to me. A programming language is a tool, and if you've found a great tool I get being excited about it and wanting people to share in that enjoyment. But it's also annoying when they're constantly trying to convince me that I have problems with my current language of choice, even if I'm perfectly content with my language of choice. Like, I don't see python users or C users going around proselytizing to the general public. Are there any other programming languages that carry this kind of preachy attitude with them? (I can't think of a better word to describe it).
ncmncm 5y ago
Agreed. Scrollbar shows I got about halfway before I decided he was wasting my time. And found that I was right. It's a bait-and-switch. If you really did need that kind of trickery to promote your language, it would mean something, but it is probably just bad personal judgment.

_gabe_ 5y ago

Yea this was my main problem with this article as well. I started reading because I was interested in what this match made in Hell was, and then 10 minutes into the article I was wondering why I was reading about how Rust works... I understand that sometimes you need to build up to a point, but at least tell me within the first few paragraphs what the overall goal of the article is. Also, I feel like people who program in Rust are constantly telling everyone why you should switch to Rust. It's just weird to me. A programming language is a tool, and if you've found a great tool I get being excited about it and wanting people to share in that enjoyment. But it's also annoying when they're constantly trying to convince me that I have problems with my current language of choice, even if I'm perfectly content with my language of choice. Like, I don't see python users or C users going around proselytizing to the general public. Are there any other programming languages that carry this kind of preachy attitude with them? (I can't think of a better word to describe it).

ncmncm 5y ago

Agreed. Scrollbar shows I got about halfway before I decided he was wasting my time. And found that I was right. It's a bait-and-switch. If you really did need that kind of trickery to promote your language, it would mean something, but it is probably just bad personal judgment.