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risyachka · 2024-02-03T18:00:16 1706983216

It only works one way though (at least in this case). If you know C++ you can quickly become proficient in Rust.

But not the other way around.

PartiallyTyped · 2024-02-04T00:50:07 1707007807

If you know rust, you can carry the same ideas to C++. My C and C++ skills greatly improved as I got better with rust. The compiler forces you to learn proper memory management and that carries over.

Smart pointers? Just Box, Rc, Arc and Refcel.

Move semantics? It's just another name for ownership.

Sure, the OOP stuff are different, but okay, that in and of itself shouldn't hinder you.

nambit · 2024-02-04T08:08:36 1707034116

If it's an experienced C++ job and you don't know the difference between rvalue/lvalue/etc, you're gonna have a tough time.

rcxdude · 2024-02-04T09:43:03 1707039783

Are you sure? Many C++ programmers who have learned rust report that it has also made them better C++ programmers.

timeon · 2024-02-03T18:08:57 1706983737

Yeah C++ have steep learning curve compared to Rust.

secondcoming · 2024-02-03T19:39:25 1706989165

It's not about proficiency, it's about not getting bogged down in programming language bikeshedding.

fl0ki · 2024-02-03T19:53:31 1706990011

Sigh. People don't even know what bikeshed means any more.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bikeshedding

If you think the differences between C++ and Rust are "unimportant but easy-to-grasp issues" then you may not know enough about either/both to contribute to the discussion.

We're talking about differences so impactful and well-recognized that everyone from Google[1] to the NSA[2] is advocating for using Rust to reduce the unsafety compared to C++. Are you saying all of them are bogged down in bikeshedding?

[1] https://security.googleblog.com/2022/12/memory-safe-language...

[2] https://www.nsa.gov/Press-Room/News-Highlights/Article/Artic...