Rust's secret weapon is actually that there are many people who aren't writing low level code yet who could be.
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this ^ (incidentally one of the points
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As a C++ developer I just have never understood this sentiment. What stopped them from programming in C++ before?
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And I hate to say it but.. could it be because it wasn't the new hot hippest thing in the world?
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Because C++ is extremely hard compared to other languages.
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Yep. Speaking as a person who had to make this choice back in 2013, it wasn't remotely about hipness.
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