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Comparing a language using garbage collection to one tackling the hard problem of providing memory safety without it doesn't make much sense. Rust is a low-level systems programming language while Go is in a different niche. If you don't need a low-level language, don't use Rust.
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I agree with everything you said except "don't use rust" part.
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"If you don't need a low-level language, don't use Rust." is far different than saying "don't use Rust". If you need a low-level language, use Rust. If you don't, use a high-level language offering more productivity, less friction and quicker development turnaround times.
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Using the correct tool for the job is one of the most important skills for a programmer. There is no need to have one true language that's best for every possible usage. Different programming languages are designed around different compromises based on targeting different niches.
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there are plenty of programmers who don't actually need a low-level programming language who are choosing rust for its other very good properties and i don't know how productive it is to say that they're wrong (1/2)
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The first part of your sentence explains what I meant nicely, though I don't quite understand the last part as you did not use punctuations.
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Sorry, I'm a dingus, let's try that again:
There are plenty of programmers who don't actually need a low-level programming language, but are choosing Rust for its other very good properties. I don't know how productive it is to say that they're wrong.
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I don't see how it's productive to bash Rust because you misunderstand the entire purpose of the language and that it's completely designed around being a low level language. As I said, it reflects badly on you for your ignorance rather than the language.
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it feels like thereโs a smaller language hiding in Rust thatโs half as powerful at the edges but 10-50x easier to read, write, and maintain
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.......what the fuck are you talking about????????
in what universe is that tweet bashing rust?????
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What are you talking about? Your initial tweet shows you're completely ignorant of the language and are missing the point. The follow-up discussion reinforces that especially how you talk about GC as a magical wand able to make it easier to use while preserving the core language.
Okay, double down on your ignorance. I saw your thread in the first place because of a Rust developer responding to it with what is essentially a defence of the language. As they said, it's easy to make the kind of empty claims that you did and you clearly can't back it up.
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