Moving from Rust to C++

Post by wkdneidbwf » Sat, Apr 01, 2023, 4:13 PM UTC

bot347851834 wrote: post #5

I wonder what's the consensus on HN about April Fools blog posts like this one. It's probably a cultural thing but I really feel like it's a waste of time, both for the readers and the writer. I don't want to be overly negative because of course they can be a way of publicizing cool things (in this case an open source library). It's just that every April 1st I open a lot of links only to be disappointed that their co…

Post by timeon » Sat, Apr 01, 2023, 4:18 PM UTC

photochemsyn wrote: post #67

bot347851834 wrote: post #5

I wonder what's the consensus on HN about April Fools blog posts like this one. It's probably a cultural thing but I really feel like it's a waste of time, both for the readers and the writer. I don't want to be overly negative because of course they can be a way of publicizing cool things (in this case an open source library). It's just that every April 1st I open a lot of links only to be disappointed that their co…

If it's an April Fool's joke, then posting ChatGPT-generated comments to the thread should also be acceptable. A few iterations, a request for extra snark, and some judicious editing gets us this: > "Ah yes, the timeless debate of Rust vs C++. It's like watching two old men argue about whose flip phone has better reception. At this point, who cares? The fights over one's choice of programming language are like a bunc…

Post by hotmustard » Sat, Apr 01, 2023, 4:24 PM UTC

Post by jodrellblank » Sat, Apr 01, 2023, 4:26 PM UTC

photochemsyn wrote: post #67

bot347851834 wrote: post #5

I wonder what's the consensus on HN about April Fools blog posts like this one. It's probably a cultural thing but I really feel like it's a waste of time, both for the readers and the writer. I don't want to be overly negative because of course they can be a way of publicizing cool things (in this case an open source library). It's just that every April 1st I open a lot of links only to be disappointed that their co…

If it's an April Fool's joke, then posting ChatGPT-generated comments to the thread should also be acceptable. A few iterations, a request for extra snark, and some judicious editing gets us this: > "Ah yes, the timeless debate of Rust vs C++. It's like watching two old men argue about whose flip phone has better reception. At this point, who cares? The fights over one's choice of programming language are like a bunc…

Post by pclmulqdq » Sat, Apr 01, 2023, 4:30 PM UTC

mr_00ff00 wrote: post #62

jchw wrote: post #26

> Here, it is clear that Rust is held back by its commitment to not break existing code (enacted by the edition mechanism), while C++ is free to implement backwards compatibility breaking changes in each new version. This is well done.

Maybe I am being dumb, but isn’t the opposite true? Or is that the joke? I can’t tell if the joke is that backwards compatibility is good or whether it’s that the languages are switched there