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I finally started playing with Rust, after not having seriously coded in any compiled language for years, and… I am really liking it. :blobcatcoffee:

The compiler shouts at me, but also provides all the context I need to figure out what's wrong.

Most of the time once I do figure it out, my brain goes "ooh right, yeah, that makes sense!"

It feels like coding with a safety net: I am reasonably sure I won't end up doing something massively memory-unsafe. And it helps a lot when refactoring, too!

Michał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦

I understand how to a lot of people – especially anyone really fluent in other low-level statically typed languages – Rust's approach might feel restrictive or extra work.

To me it feels restrictive and extra work the same way writing proper tests does: indeed it is, but what you get for that extra effort is peace of mind that is really valuable.

I guess now would be a good time to write some tests for my little Rust side-projects, ironically. :blobcateyes: