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I also write Rust professionally, and I agree with another commenter that this is likely trolling.

However, there is definitely a subset of the community that is so bought into the idea that memory safety is an Absolute Good that any new developments, projects, or languages that don’t make it a priority are a priori bad.

I am a huge fan of rust, but we should let the language stand on its own merits and not assume that it is the only valid choice. Just because I and/or my company prioritize the features rust gives us doesn’t mean it’s the perfect solution for every problem.

That said, I do feel like this view that rust is the only valid language is a minority one in the community. It just is a bit loud at times.



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