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On Tue, 3 Sep 2024 19:28:03 +0000, Stefan Monnier wrote:

>> My impression - based on hearsay for Rust as I have no experience - is
>> that
>> the key point of Rust is memory "safety".  I use scare-quotes here,
>> since it
>> is simply about correct use of dynamic memory and buffers.
>>
>> It is entirely possible to have correct use of memory in C,
>
> If you look at the evolution of programming languages, "higher-level"
> doesn't mean "you can do more stuff".  On the contrary, making
> a language "higher-level" means deciding what it is we want to make
> harder or even impossible.

A higher level language simply makes it HARDER to shoot yourself in the
foot, not easier to express this-crap or that-crap.
>
>
>         Stefan