As is clear from my other comments I also find this stuff unfair.
I try to keep in mind that on balance it’s a good thing that performant programs have become dramatically more accessible recently, and that most of the C/C++/Fortran/Haskell antagonism is a result of enthusiasm around that. For me it was BASIC -> C, but I imagine JS -> Rust is every bit as exhilarating.
But I do hope at least a few people read your comment and are inspired to learn a little background. Rust is cool because it remixed the broadly-accessible FP algebra, a kickass C++ toolchain decades in the making, and a big bet on linear typing.
I didn’t set out to be the jaded, un-hip old guy but here we are :) It’s a nifty new LLVM front end with type classes and the Either monad. Neat. Get off my lawn ;)
I try to keep in mind that on balance it’s a good thing that performant programs have become dramatically more accessible recently, and that most of the C/C++/Fortran/Haskell antagonism is a result of enthusiasm around that. For me it was BASIC -> C, but I imagine JS -> Rust is every bit as exhilarating.
But I do hope at least a few people read your comment and are inspired to learn a little background. Rust is cool because it remixed the broadly-accessible FP algebra, a kickass C++ toolchain decades in the making, and a big bet on linear typing.
I didn’t set out to be the jaded, un-hip old guy but here we are :) It’s a nifty new LLVM front end with type classes and the Either monad. Neat. Get off my lawn ;)