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> My impression is that when it comes to Rust, some of the arguments in extreme favor of rust (Rust protects you from everything) and also against Rust (Rust is
by klyrs 4y ago
> My impression is that when it comes to Rust, some of the arguments in extreme favor of rust (Rust protects you from everything) and also against Rust (Rust is useless because the compiler uses LLVM, which is C++) IMO both stem from mistakes in how the safety story is taught.
I see this, and I agree that rust evangelists often go way too far and motte & bailey in arguments about safety. These arguments are safe to ignore. More importantly, if you engage with that class of argument; there's no winning. You certainly won't convince them of a thing, but you risk looking the fool. Keep your head up and talk about the many merits of Zig.
- kristoff_it 4y agoI see the opposite as an equally big problem: bad messaging creates Rust haters who occasionally try to interact with the Zig community, lowering the quality of the community experience if not pushed away. That's another thing that I've been doing and thus fueling my annoyance towards bad messaging around safety.