Comment by orf

11 days ago

How is this different from any other compiler bug?

There was one in the Linux kernel a while ago that mistakenly eliminated an important null check.

Is this different?

2 comments

orf

No, people who don't actually use Rust just like to pretend it's something more than it is, for some performative outrage or something.

Here's the current list of similar (unsoundness-causing) open compiler bugs in Rust:

randypewick 10 days ago

Oh, I think you're so right. I heard ton of people online assuming that Rust could help to catch any freaking bug, and when they noticed that - well, it obviously doesn't - ah, then it's just crap or hype.