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Heh, pretty much. Not that it's much of a loss, I didn't have much anyway. ;)

Mar 11, 2013

@bjzaba_ Oh, good :) Also, I read that you've been working on your own graphic libraries. Are you binding OpenGL to Rust thru C?

Loading the functions at run time is pretty much a requirement if you want your code to be portable ;)

Arturo

@arturovm

Mar 11, 2013

@bjzaba_ YES! SO MUCH THIS! Well, you're doing some super interesting stuff. Thanks :) I hope we can get to peek at your code soon.

It doesn't help that I'm pushing Rust's parametric polymorphism to the limit with lmath. I've uncovered lots of critical bugs.

Arturo

@arturovm

Mar 11, 2013

@bjzaba_ Wow :| I assume you've reported them? It's a giant cherry on top that you get to contribute to the language.

Of course! Tons of them. The devs are very appreciative. I'm also on the #rust channel loads - it's very lively over there.

Arturo

@arturovm

Mar 11, 2013

@bjzaba_ I would imagine so! :) You mean on freenode?

@bjzaba_ don't get me wrong though, I love the language, but the general attitude of that channel is snobbish.

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A language's community usually reflects the personality of its creators. And

@graydon_moz

doesn't take himself too seriously. :)

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@bjzaba_ TBH, I joined the channel to help new people and discuss the future of the language, but I was shocked to see I was the only...

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@bjzaba_ ...one who wanted to do the first. I was discouraged from the latter after reading the sort of opinions they had during discussions

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@bjzaba_ So it's nice to hear that Rust's community is not snobbish :) Both languages have similar aims, after all.

yikes. Anyway, most of us don't see Rust as competing in the same space as Go. Go: productivity? Rust: high performance, safety.

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