Comment by MisterTea
1 hour ago
> I write all my code in Rust because I am a Rustacean.
Why is Rust the only language to have literal acolytes? It's as if people believe they are part of some collective computer religion ushering in the messiah. Weird, man.
The longer you starve the more delicious the food tastes. Programming language advances were ignored by a significant number of folks for decades. The sudden relief of getting something like rust can leave a strong impact.
People also like community and rust has a decent one. It's not wrong for folks to want to feel part of a community they have shared interests or values with.
Hahaha, I have heard that argument. I generally love different programming languages. If you have written code a lot in C/C++ and have battle scars with security and null pointer handling, then Rust is definitely a breath of fresh air. It makes you feel why did I have to be even in that fight? It’s like driving stick your whole life in heavy traffic, and someone just handed you an automatic :) you didn’t realize how much mental overhead that was until it was gone.
Respect for addressing something that fundamental at the design level. If something deserves praise, it’s okay to praise it. Give it a try before writing it off as religion.