[pcwalton]

> What large successful Rust code bases have you worked on? What have you actually built with Rust?

> C++ is for people who work on large mature codebases, deal with practical issues, and actually build stuff. Talk to me about the virtues of Rust when you actually have real experience.

According to the GitHub stats, I've added 293,494 lines of Rust code to Servo and 381,084 lines of code (mostly Rust) to the Rust compiler. I find that Rust's pointer ownership rules help improve the reliability and security of my code significantly.

[crystalpsychic]

Your Rust stats are irrelevant. You're literally the creator of Rust.

Outside of you, the majority of "users" of Rust are script-kiddies who think it's "cool" (like Haskell cool) and will likely never write any native application of any significance using it (or any low-level language for that matter).

[kibwen]

Given that you seem to think that pcwalton is the creator of Rust, I'm guessing that your professed knowledge of the demographics of the Rust community is also entirely fantastical. Would you like to cite a source for your ad-hominem throwaway comments?

[crystalgiver]

I think rust has its merits, don't get me wrong. I just think it has a large cargo cult following of inexperienced script kids who have never used it for anything other than pretending to know what they're taking about.

[kibwen]

And what makes you think that?