The power of Rust is not that it is "close to the metal" but rather that it is close to the compiler backend. Rust doesn't attempt to make you frame your code in a way that the hardware will execute well, but rather to frame it in a way that the LLVM optimizer will optimize well. This is the correct decision since your C code after all will be processed through that same optimizer before it touches anything resembling metal
I'm sure I'm not the only EU citizen wishing all Americans who are out on the streets today a better future. Fighting for not just your own democracy but for all of the rest of us too.
Thank you.
Stay safe!
@kate you know some enterprising Italian is figuring out how to export directly from San Marino to the US
Ask yourself this: will fares in self-driving cabs be cheaper? Will subscriptions to vibe-coded SaaS cost less? Will tickets to see model-generated movies be a fraction of the current price?
Or do all these technologies just solve the problem of having to pay people, with no benefit to anyone else except shareholders?
And then ask yourself this: if nobody's getting paid, who's hailing the taxis, using the SaaS and watching the movies?
Trans woman, bisexual, someone's fiancée, forever a programmer, poly, and former total mess