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So, why is Rust so tempting? Let’s explore the high points of this C-like language and understand the variety of features that make it interesting and an awesome language to learn. Looks to the right, looks to the left. No rust in sight.
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Kent Sharkey wrote: 9 reasons why almost every programmer is learning Rust
I like being the exception 
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Does one or more of those reasons involve bandwagons? 
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Magic 8-ball says: You may rely on it.
TTFN - Kent
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What kind of position requires a rusty programmer? 
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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Where 'every' means one-out-of-two-thousands?
"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge". Stephen Hawking, 1942- 2018
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It's approximately 100% once you correct the stats for the programmers who aren't real programmers because they're not learning Rust.
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While I am a fan of Rust - I think it provides a platform for native coding that avoids many of the pitfalls of C and C++, and I really hope it gains traction, I am distinctly not a fan of Packt. From all accounts, they rush "books" out with little or no attention to detail - a hands-off editing approach, and not technical oversight.
Their have been a couple of threads on r/rust that detail the issues with their books, and I have seen similar comments raised elsewhere. In summary, unless one of their books is recommended, probably best avoided.
Edit: Here is one such thread: [Meta] Beware of books published by Packt: low quality content and very obviously unreviewed : rust
"If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough."
Alan Kay.
modified 4-Oct-18 5:38am.
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I stopped reading after the first sentence.
Poorly researched article. false information, and missleading.
Got me with the click bait title.
"almost every" - so what, above 50%? Lets look closer.
"almost 80% of respondents" - Oh wow, that is high, okay. But there is more to the sentence.
"loved using or wanted to develop with the Rust language" - Uhm, lets check the survey linked.
The Loved Dreaded and Wanted chart is split to 3 data points
"78.9% Loved rust" - And look at that statement meaning:
"% of developers who are developing with the language"
Has it clicked yet, this is a classic Percentage miss understanding.
No number indicating how many people are programming in RUST, or even better using it in production. (I quickly scanned the survey so please do correct me)
Rust does not appear on the list for Wanted (top 20 or something).
I have pointed out before the link of Apple saying they had MEGA XXXX % growth from last year, and android and microsoft only little % growth.
I will take 1% growth of a 1 billion total units (10 million growth) over 100% growth of a 2 Million total (+1 million unit growth)
The more developers you have, the more likely they will find something to dread with it. That does not mean they are running for the hills. 1 bad mark is worth 10 positive marks. That bad mark makes them more likly to tick the dreaded checkbox over the like box.
20+ Million Java/C/C++/VBA vs 10,000 PRO rust developers.
there, that made me feel better. I might give the article a second try, and see you in a few minutes when the second sentence has something to drag through the ditch.
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I wouldn't recommend going further, as someone who thinks Rust shows great promise, there are better articles easily available, and the material on rustlang.org is great.
"If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough."
Alan Kay.
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Blazor dev leader Daniel Roth yesterday noted in a blog post that while server-side components are headed for .NET Core, the client-side efforts will continue as an experimental project "while we work through the issues of running .NET on WebAssembly." Soon you can get your servers blazing
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Yesterday, a group of European information security researchers announced that they have discovered a vulnerability in Intel’s Management Engine (Intel ME) INTEL-SA-00086. They say that the root of this problem is an undocumented Intel ME mode, specifically known as the Manufacturing Mode. I was confused thinking this was a Windows ME story
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#FuelMyAwesome is back to celebrate developers like you, and we want to hear about all the things that make you tick and keep you inspired. Whether that’s a lucky beanie or a cold brew, a delightful desk toy or a fun way to get fit, we want you to share it with us for a chance to win cool swag. Assuming your awesome needs fuel. Mine's solar, so it doesn't work when it's cloudy.
Sorry, US only. So I guess it's really SSOUG: "Stuff Some Of Us Get"
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Not all WiFi is created equal, and determining which generation of WiFi technology your devices use can be pretty complicated. The one after that will be 6b, then 6m, then 6w2
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Windows 10 October 2018 Update will be available to all Windows 10 users today, and to update you’ll simply have to check for the new updates on Windows Update. As I'm sure you're all chomping at the bit for it
C'mon, A CLOUD CLIPBOARD! What could go wrong?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ddY00MLpNQ
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But notepad will now recognize LF line endings! So, our field support people will stop hating me when I forgot to toggle CR/LF in Notepad++ for JSON files.
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LF?!
Oh. My. DOG! Now I HAVE to install this! Who needed to work today?
TTFN - Kent
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Astronomers have discovered a new extremely distant object far beyond Pluto with an orbit that supports the presence of an even-farther-out, Super-Earth or larger Planet X. Is Planet X available in 3-D?
Someone call Space Patrol!
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With the season to be spooky and consume mass amounts of pumpkin-flavored items fast approaching, Shane trained a neural network on beer names that involve pumpkin flavors and winter themes. Don't we all?
Pumpkin spice all the things!
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A fresh diplomatic push could help put vital public services off limits to nation-state cyberattacks. Because those always work
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How many .NET Runtimes are there? Or is that runs time?
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Sourcegraph is a code search tool available for individual users and businesses that helps you navigate with powerful queries. Because sometimes Ctrl+F isn't enough
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Sourcegraph requires Docker for installation.
Uh, I need to search for that... 
Latest Article - A Concise Overview of Threads
Learning to code with python is like learning to swim with those little arm floaties. It gives you undeserved confidence and will eventually drown you. - DangerBunny
Artificial intelligence is the only remedy for natural stupidity. - CDP1802
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According to Microsoft Technical Fellow Jeffrey Snover -- well-known for being the chief architect of PowerShell -- the thing developers need to be mindful of is not building a technology that best serves shareholders, but one that best serves stakeholders, a.k.a. the people who will be most directly affected by the tools or services being built. "Come gather 'round people where ever you roam and admit that the waters around you have grown"
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Microsoft's flagship OS has been popular for years despite ongoing issues, but the cloud and other forces have some declaring Windows dead. What? Again?
From someone who (it seems) hasn't looked at Windows since Vista (granted, that one left a bad taste in many mouths).
Anyway, file this one in the "because sometimes I just feel like rattling chains" category
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