Re: Informal discussion: comp.lang.rust?

On 3/10/25 12:42 PM, Richard Harnden wrote:

On 10/03/2025 14:14, Tim Rentsch wrote:

cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) writes:
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I'd like to open informal discussion around possibly creating a
new newsgroup, comp.lang.rust, for discussion of the Rust
programming language (https://rust-lang.org/).  Rust is a
compiled, type- and memory- safe language that has been in open
development since 2010, and is rapidly gaining adoption in
industry and research.  It often comes up in discussions related
to C and C++, but no existing group is dedicated to it.
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Thoughts?

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I am in favor of creating comp.lang.rust, and hereby
officially give Dan Cross my proxy in any voting.
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If comp.lang.rust is created, I expect I will at least
try reading it for a while.  I have had a longstanding
interest in learning rust, and have been frustated by
how horrible the existing explanatory materials are.

 There is an alt.comp.lang.rust - but it has very little traffic - comp.lang.rust would be better.

   There is nothing WRONG with Rust. You can build
   big/complex programs using it.
   However it STILL stinks of Yet Another 'C' Replacement.
   Same capability, but with much more annoying syntax.
   CLUE guys - make it EASIER, not WEIRDER.
   Rust DOES enforce some 'safety' stuff - but if you're
   a half-assed 'C' programmer you already DO all that.
   Don't do all that much 'C' anymore since I retired,
   mostly Python. It's easier, clearer. However a few
   things - esp client/server - are still easier and
   clearer in 'C'.
   Keep WANTING to learn 'D' ... always install it ...
   but never seem to get around ............
   Five or ten years, humans won't really "program" much
   anymore - it'll all be "AI". Sucky. Worrisome.