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tcfhgj on Feb 16, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Rust Survey 2021 Results

> I think that to appreciate Rust's design

Why not take it for granted like you do for C vs ASM?

adgjlsfhk1 on Feb 16, 2022 [–]

the C memory model kind of falls out naturally from technical constraints of hardware. the rust model comes from 60 years of accumulated pain of memory bugs, and a realization that humans are fundamentally incapable of correctly using the C memory model.

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