my interpretation of the “clone is the way to go” comment is that it’s in the context of the OP saying “I haven't written much Rust…”, which puts a pretty clear

my interpretation of the “clone is the way to go” comment is that it’s in the context of the OP saying “I haven't written much Rust…”, which puts a pretty clear frame around the intended applicability of the statement no? I don’t taking it at all as being an absolute statement.