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I’ve seen way more comments from C++ developers complaining about Rust developers insulting them than I’ve seen Rust developers actually insulting C++. It’s wei
by linotype 1y ago
I’ve seen way more comments from C++ developers complaining about Rust developers insulting them than I’ve seen Rust developers actually insulting C++. It’s weird to see how attached people are to programming languages, though it’s weird to me too how attached people are to ICE/drivetrains.
- sunrunner 1y agoI think that's because the Rust developers are having too much fun sitting on their high horse shouting about how great the horse is to need to spend time yelling about the people _not_ on the horse, while the C++ developers don't have a horse to yell about so need one to yell _at_ instead.
- squirrellous 1y agoIt’s about jobs and livelihoods, even if not everyone will admit it. It’s easy to emotional when the argument boils down to “your skills are now outdated, go learn a better one”.