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rishabhaioveryesterday at 11:54 PM1 replyview on HN

> it is like C in that you can fit the whole language in your head.

This is exactly why I find Go to be an excellent language. Most of the times, Go is the right tool.

Rust doesn't feel like a tool. Ceremonial yet safe and performant.


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auxymtoday at 1:53 AM

> it is like C in that you can fit the whole language in your head.

Sure, you can fit all of C in your head, including all the obscure footguns that can lead to UB: https://gist.github.com/Earnestly/7c903f481ff9d29a3dd1

And other fun things like aliasing rules and type punning.