Rust 1.53
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Rust 1.53
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Re: Rust 1.53
#2> Identifiers can now contain non-ascii characters. All valid identifier characters in Unicode as defined in UAX #31 can now be used. That includes characters from many different scripts and languages, but does not include emoji.
Don't despair fellow emoji devs, our time will come soon enough.
Re: Rust 1.53
#3At last, I'm able to pass bona fide stack-allocated iterators of a few elements into things. I'm very happy with this newly gained array neatness.
Re: Rust 1.53
#4> Identifiers can now contain non-ascii characters. All valid identifier characters in Unicode as defined in UAX #31 can now be used. That includes characters from many different scripts and languages, but does not include emoji. Don't despair fellow emoji devs, our time will come soon enough.
Here's our new feature. Please, never use it.
Re: Rust 1.53
#5Should one learn Rust, lets say after 3-4 years, i.e by mid 2020s, once it becomes more mainstream? The syntax of Rust is a mix of OCaml/C++ and I feel some of the concepts are very esoteric for a normal enterprise Java/C#/JS/Python developer, so it takes a lot of cognitive overload to master it. So is it worth learning now or later?
Re: Rust 1.53
#6Should one learn Rust, lets say after 3-4 years, i.e by mid 2020s, once it becomes more mainstream? The syntax of Rust is a mix of OCaml/C++ and I feel some of the concepts are very esoteric for a normal enterprise Java/C#/JS/Python developer, so it takes a lot of cognitive overload to master it. So is it worth learning now or later?
You can spend the time on it since you will make it up by not having to worry about your awful C++ dependency/build system which is the language targeted by rust to replace (/complement) ;)
Re: Rust 1.53
#7Should one learn Rust, lets say after 3-4 years, i.e by mid 2020s, once it becomes more mainstream? The syntax of Rust is a mix of OCaml/C++ and I feel some of the concepts are very esoteric for a normal enterprise Java/C#/JS/Python developer, so it takes a lot of cognitive overload to master it. So is it worth learning now or later?
Whether you should learn it or not I can't answer, but I want to mention that I personally don't feel anything in Rust is very esoteric. Python's metaclasses or JavaScript's prototype object model feel more unusual to me than anything I encountered in Rust. If you have never written in an unmanaged language like C++ though I could see that a lot of Rust feels foreign.
Re: Rust 1.53
#8Should one learn Rust, lets say after 3-4 years, i.e by mid 2020s, once it becomes more mainstream? The syntax of Rust is a mix of OCaml/C++ and I feel some of the concepts are very esoteric for a normal enterprise Java/C#/JS/Python developer, so it takes a lot of cognitive overload to master it. So is it worth learning now or later?
You can spend the time on it since you will make it up by not having to worry about your awful C++ dependency/build system which is the language targeted by rust to replace (/complement) ;)
Do you recommend it for those developers not working in the C/C++ space?
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#9Should one learn Rust, lets say after 3-4 years, i.e by mid 2020s, once it becomes more mainstream? The syntax of Rust is a mix of OCaml/C++ and I feel some of the concepts are very esoteric for a normal enterprise Java/C#/JS/Python developer, so it takes a lot of cognitive overload to master it. So is it worth learning now or later?
Personally, I'd say it's worth it now. I've been dabbling in Rust for a few years and while I still don't get to use it at $DAYJOB it's been a huge benefit to me. Those "esoteric" concepts have bled into other languages and my usage of them, making me a better programmer overall. Read a chapter of "The Book" once a month or so over the next 3 years and I wager you'll find yourself in a better place than had you waited 3 years to start.
Re: Rust 1.53
#10Should one learn Rust, lets say after 3-4 years, i.e by mid 2020s, once it becomes more mainstream? The syntax of Rust is a mix of OCaml/C++ and I feel some of the concepts are very esoteric for a normal enterprise Java/C#/JS/Python developer, so it takes a lot of cognitive overload to master it. So is it worth learning now or later?
> the concepts are very esoteric for a normal enterprise Java/C#/JS/Python developer
I on this space and found Rust to be a great boost in my ability to ship code with FAR lower debugging (post-deployment) and hosting cost (can pay for half for more than 4x the amount of load, and not even doing a lot for improve things).
Rust is already "mainstream-ish" and the amount of libraries and stuff is becoming better and better. So, I don't see any point on "wait".
Sure, it will be challenging! But the benefits are too nice to pass of, I think.