[GoodbyeEarl]

Man, I really didn't expect all those nice and thoughtful responses. Thank you so much for everyone who replied it. It was really kind of you. Now I have a much better idea on what Rust was designed for and its strenghts. I've learnt so much here. Also thanks for the articles and videos you shared, I'll definitely take a look at them all.

I'm glad I didn't let the fear of been bashed to keep me away of asking. I'm not sure if I'll ever need to use Rust but it surely has the coolest people around it. :) Thank you guys!

[farresito]

You will rarely get bashed in HN, and those cases will be either when you are disrespectful or when you make a joke a la reddit. Otherwise, people are more than happy to help, at least in my experience over the past four or five years or so.

[kbenson]

Even jokes aren't necessarily frowned upon, as long as you contribute something meaningful as well. A joke prefixing or postfixing a comment of substance (even if it's just a question) doesn't garner many down votes, in my experience. I think people are wary of this turning into reddit where you sometimes get chains of joke comments swamping discussion. Which is fine, because we have Reddit for those that want that, and HN for something different.