I definitely know what you mean re: snideness about `unsafe`, and I wish that were quite different. I think it's (a) good to have a default of "avoid unsafe, yo

I definitely know what you mean re: snideness about `unsafe`, and I wish that were quite different. I think it's (a) good to have a default of "avoid unsafe, you probably need it less than you think" and (b) good to remember that the tool is there for a reason! Also: agreed re: syntax. > But I can’t wait for some other, newer languages to iterate on these features & the language syntax some more. It’s not the top of the mountain. YEP. That's exactly what I was getting at in my callout at the top of the piece. First word, not the last.