I mean, Rust's whole shtick is safety, so that's really the only thing there is to "push" about the language.

oersted 43 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

I wouldn’t say so… I consistently choose Rust mainly because it’s a sanely designed modern C++ alternative. It’s 20% more effort than writing Python or Typescript, and you get to use the full power of your hardware without compromise.

Safety is a nice side-benefit. The main reason why I like the safety is because it allows you to fearlessly write high-level code without being constantly paranoid about memory as in C++. It’s more about enabling ergonomics without loosing performance, rather than security or correctness.

	▲	ryandrake 28 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		The paranoia about memory use in C++ should mostly be a thing of the past if you’re using smart pointers and sane patterns. In 2026 almost nobody should be calling new and delete and passing around res pointers.

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eloisius 26 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Rust has a lot of things that make it nice to write in. Robust enums and pattern matching are something I miss greatly when I’m back in C++. The trait inheritance system is also very flexible and I miss that. Especially compared to monstrosities like multiple inheritance.

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hackingonempty 23 minutes ago | parent | prev [-]

Part of Rust's schtick is also cost free abstractions.