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> Building things in Rust is its own reward! Stop saying stuff like this. It's not true and it pushes people away bc you look fanatic

• chrismorgan 4y ago
  No, seriously, if I’m going to build something, then in general (not in all domains, but in most) I find it far more relaxing in Rust than in any other language I know. (I am biased by almost a decade of Rust being my preferred language, but I’ve continued to use JavaScript more often than Rust, with a fair bit of Python from time to time and a smattering of other languages; so Rust is hardly the only thing I work in.) It’s got comfortable and roughly-universally-accepted base tooling so that I’ll waste less time on scaffolding and initial decision-making than is the case in most (though certainly not all) languages, and then it’s just a whole lot more robust to develop in, with an excellent type system and semantics that removes many of the pain points in most other vaguely-similar (say, C-family) languages. Maintenance especially is delightful, particularly if you’re comparing it with web tech (which is the specific comparison being made). It’s not all sunshine and roses, and the lack of things like browsers’ dev tools can certainly be painful, but Rust honestly is good enough to warrant serious consideration even in spaces where these difficulties apply. PoignardAzur was speaking lightheartedly, but I honestly don’t think it’s an unreasonable general sentiment.