> you know that you're getting the same Rust code every time Since code is generated, that could be considered the same as saying "you know you're getting the

> you know that you're getting the same Rust code every time Since code is generated, that could be considered the same as saying "you know you're getting the same binary every time" for pre-compiled binaries. The key argument is whether "generated code" can be considered "source code" or not. Personally, I'd say no - "source code" almost always refers to the preferred representation that humans are editing. If code is generated, then the true source code is the code of the generator and its input. A similar distinction is declared in the GNU General Public License, to prevent companies from circumventing the spirit of the license by releasing obfuscated source code. Rule of thumb: If the original author is not editing it directly, it's not source code.