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'Who Needs Rust's Borrow-Checking Compiler Nanny? C++ Devs Aren't Helpless'


"When Rust developers think of us C++ folks, they picture a cursed bloodline," writes professional game developer Mamadou Babaei (also a *nix enthusiast who contributes to the FreeBSD Ports collection). "To them, every line of C++ we write is like playing Russian Roulette — except all six cha...

"When Rust developers think of us C++ folks, they picture a cursed bloodline," (also a *nix enthusiast who contributes to the FreeBSD Ports collection). "To them, every line of C++ we write is like playing Russian Roulette — except all six chambers are loaded with undefined behavior." "The method is so easy, it renders Rust's memory model (lifetimes, ownership) and the borrow checker useless!"

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