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Yes, But it would at least be harder. C has so many weird quirks and edge cases - including decades of legacy mechanisms (like IFUNC) that almost nobody today u
by josephg 3y ago
Yes, But it would at least be harder. C has so many weird quirks and edge cases - including decades of legacy mechanisms (like IFUNC) that almost nobody today understands.
The underhanded C contest would be a lot less entertaining in rust. Thats a good thing.
It wouldn't solve the underlying problem permanently. But I don't think there's any slam-dunk solution here. I'll take any small wins where we can get them.
- steveklabnik 3y agoThere was an Underhanded Rust contest many years ago https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15352253 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15352253