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"may not compile" would be a better title than "may not work". To a programmer familiar with compiled languages, "may not work" implies that the code will comp
by blt 12y ago
"may not compile" would be a better title than "may not work". To a programmer familiar with compiled languages, "may not work" implies that the code will compile but produce the wrong result/a crash/undefined behavior. Rust aims to catch mistakes at compile time, so the headline is quite sensational under this interpretation.