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		rafram on May 14, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Flattening Rust’s learning curve > Look at how long it takes C++ to get any new features. I’m not sure “it doesn’t have enough features” has ever been anyone’s complaint about C++.

rat87 on May 14, 2025 [–]

There are definitely some c++ features that some people have been clamoring for for over a decade

Pattern matching for one(although to be fair that's been in rust from the start)

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