> But I really don't understand why people use Rust for scenarios that a GC language works. This entire article's thread is littered with generalizations witho

> But I really don't understand why people use Rust for scenarios that a GC language works. This entire article's thread is littered with generalizations without context/nuance so you're probably right. I don't think most people could rationalize it beyond those usecases. Especially considering 90% of us on HN are building SaaS and business software or stuff unrelated like games/data science. Maybe even more than 90%. For the rest of us doing non-Rust applicatiable software to pay ou4 bills GC by default and Rust where it matters is more than sufficient. And usually the Rust part means libraries since we can't all have dedicated dudes doing optimization type software. Or maybe I'm biased cuz I work for Startups.