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With language editions, the new features that Rust adds will be mostly a liability for the compiler writers, not the users. So sure you could ask that: why are
by avgcorrection 4y ago
With language editions, the new features that Rust adds will be mostly a liability for the compiler writers, not the users. So sure you could ask that: why are the language implementors creating more maintenance work for themselves? Well maybe they think those features are worth it.
- notriddle 4y agoThis isn't really true. If you ever need to debug code in a dependency, then you'll probably need to read code that targets a different edition than your home project does. Over a long enough time frame, you're going to need to at least be able to understand all of the editions.
- avgcorrection 4y agoSure. In that sense.