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Re: Informal discussion: comp.lang.rust?

From Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk>
Newsgroups comp.programming
Subject Re: Informal discussion: comp.lang.rust?
Date 2025-07-30 07:44 +0100
Organization Fix this later
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On 29/07/2025 13:27, Dan Cross wrote:
> In article <1069ltn$2ffpl$1@dont-email.me>,
> Richard Heathfield  <rjh@cpax.org.uk> wrote:
>> On 28/07/2025 16:16, Dan Cross wrote:
>>> Does this mean that the language is perfect, and will prevent
>>> all bugs?  No, of course not; it's not magic.  But this line of
>>> reasoning that says, "well, you can still have bugs, so what's
>>> the point?" inevitably ignores the relative rate of those bugs
>>> between languages, which does matter.  It's the same argument
>>> that says, "you can still die in a car crash, so we don't need
>>> seatbelts or airbags."  Yet all available data shows that those
>>> things _do_ in fact save lives.
>>
>> Whilst you are unlikely ever to catch me within a light year of
>> Rust, I do agree with your substantive point - that amagicality
>> is not a good reason to reject a programming technology.
> 
> Agreed.
> 
>> I must, however, take issue with your word 'all' in your last
>> sentence. To invalidate it only takes one death caused by a
>> seatbelt that prevents a wearer from escaping a fatal crash (eg
>> burning or drowning).
> 
> I can see why you might interpret it that way, but I'm not sure
> your conclusion actually follows from my statement.  "All data
> shows that those things _do_ in fact save lives" doesn't imply
> that no lives are lost, even when restraint harnesses, flash
> suits, and so on are used.

Well, yes it does. "All data shows X" most definitely implies 
that "no data shows not-X".

But I've made my point, so on that note I will underline my 
acknowledgement that I'm being ++picky.

-- 
Richard Heathfield
Email: rjh at cpax dot org dot uk
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                Re: Informal discussion: comp.lang.rust? cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2025-07-29 12:27 +0000
                Re: Informal discussion: comp.lang.rust? Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2025-07-30 07:44 +0100
                Re: Informal discussion: comp.lang.rust? cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2025-07-30 11:30 +0000
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