Comments by "Toby" (@toby9999) on "I Spent 18 Months Using Rust And Regret It" video.

  1. I love C++. It has been my language of choice for 30 years. I've taken a look at rust because the fans tell us C++ developers how bad and how "dangerous" C++ is. So I took a look and thought it looked like crap. The syntax omg. Why? Oh, and Java is shitty. I prefer to build native apps. None of this JVM or .NET nonsense.
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  2. I'm fully confident that my C++ won't combust. The language has stould the test if time. I've been writing C++ code for 28 years without anything combusting. I'm tring to learn some of the rust basics because curious. OMG. It's a nightmare.
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  3. He doesn't come across as smug.
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  4. That's a poor argument. The amount of time ranting is minuscule compared to the amount of time it takes to master a language, especially one as diabolical as rust. Besides, a good rant can relieve stress. And, in answer to your question... most are not toxic. None of the developers I've worked with for over two decades were. They were all incredibly talented and supportive.
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  5. How about someone like me who has 30+ years experience programming in C and C++ and hated the rust experience. Rust just burns brain cells. I gave up before too much damage was done.
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  6. You'd be hard pressed to beat optimized C or C++ and you'd be a lot more productive in C/C++. I know from personal experience with all three.
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  7. Not everyone needs a handholding gc. I guess for those that do, we now have a few options that didn't exist decades ago. I started coding in assember and machine code in the 70s, then C in the 80s, then C++ in the 90s. Managing memory seems so natural. Doing it is just part of the process. I feel that the ability to manage memory can in many cases, provide clarity efficiency and flexibility in design. Of course, much of the time, it isn't necessary. But the option is there and I like that.
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  8. How does rust reduce the electricity bill by 70%? And how much does the electricity cost vs. the additional salaries of the rust developers?
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  9. ​ @QueirozVini The problem isn't about indenting, it's being forced to use whitespace to mark blocks. Making whitespsce significant is a bad idea. Better to use {} or begin end etc. To mark blocks. I use C++ mostly. The IDE automatically indents blocks. If it didn't then I'd do it.
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  10. ​​ @FirstnameLastname-qz9fr Why does your C++ crash? What do you get wrong? Mine rarely crashes, and only does so when I'm doing some kind quick hack and not being thoughtful, and only when I'm dealing with raw pointers which isn't very often. I've been collaborating with other C++ devs for 20 years without any problems.
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  11. I agree. That "skill" thing is total bs. I've used many languages over the past 35 years, mostly C++ and C, but rust gives me migraines.
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  12. Not really.
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  13. Nope.
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