Fun because you already have test suites you don’t have to rewrite?
See previous point.
Fun because you feel morally superior by writing fresh code, even though the old code is running critical applications in production?
Can you point to where “moral superiority” was used as a reason for using Rust in the Linux kernel?
Can you point to an example where Rust code in the kernel caused breakage in “critical applications in production”?
Bonus: Do you think “critical applications” closely follow mainline?
Fun because you think your smarter than the engineers that lay the ground work before you?
Who were the engineers that came before Greg Kroah-Hartman?
What ground work exactly are you referring to?
How does Rust code in the kernel relates to this?
Fun because you like hunting bugs you created thinking you know better, while calling your rewrite superior.
Better than whom?
What rewrite?
Where was it stated that the fun was in hunting more bugs?
Bonus: Do I actually prefer it if someone other than the original coder is hunting bugs?
And to finish with a meta question:
Why the likes of you feel the need to share opinions based on fictional events regarding matters your clearly completely clueless about?
I think it’s more to do with, are you really examining your feelings and understanding where they are coming from? Working with something new, that puts you back in the place of having to learn stuff again, is often enjoyable, not because of the thing you are using, but because it’s new and your brain, despite what people think, likes learning new things.
I’m glad people feel like they are having fun with rust. But the Rewrite it in Rust crowd are just creating more work for the sake of it.
And I’m a fan of rust.
But hey ho, if they want to spend their time recreating stuff we have excellent options for, who am I to stop them. I just think there are better things they could spend their time on.
Fun because you like rewriting existing code?
Fun because you already have test suites you don’t have to rewrite?
Fun because you feel morally superior by writing fresh code, even though the old code is running critical applications in production?
Fun because you think your smarter than the engineers that lay the ground work before you?
Fun because you like hunting bugs you created thinking you know better, while calling your rewrite superior.
Rust4Linux is not a “rewriting” endeavor.
See previous point.
Can you point to where “moral superiority” was used as a reason for using Rust in the Linux kernel?
Can you point to an example where Rust code in the kernel caused breakage in “critical applications in production”?
Bonus: Do you think “critical applications” closely follow mainline?
Who were the engineers that came before Greg Kroah-Hartman?
What ground work exactly are you referring to?
How does Rust code in the kernel relates to this?
Better than whom?
What rewrite?
Where was it stated that the fun was in hunting more bugs?
Bonus: Do I actually prefer it if someone other than the original coder is hunting bugs?
And to finish with a meta question:
Why the likes of you feel the need to share opinions based on fictional events regarding matters your clearly completely clueless about?
Imagine taking someone else’s joy THIS personally…
I think it’s more to do with, are you really examining your feelings and understanding where they are coming from? Working with something new, that puts you back in the place of having to learn stuff again, is often enjoyable, not because of the thing you are using, but because it’s new and your brain, despite what people think, likes learning new things.
I’m glad people feel like they are having fun with rust. But the Rewrite it in Rust crowd are just creating more work for the sake of it.
And I’m a fan of rust.
But hey ho, if they want to spend their time recreating stuff we have excellent options for, who am I to stop them. I just think there are better things they could spend their time on.
yes all of those things are true
you catch on quick. also we extend test suites and our coding style is adopted by C coders because of its god-like superiority
it’s fun watching rust succeed over bad old C everywhere it is used isn’t it?
HIGH FIVE