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by chmln 2721 days ago
Hey, thanks for chiming in!

I didn't mean the "fanboy" remark to be personal on any level. I just thought that some particular comparisons were unfair.

There are numerous valid points in the piece and I don't see much wrong in sharing the joy of working with a language, even if it's a little biased.

> I wish there was an objective way of assessing the day-to-day experience of living with a language ... have you come across such a measure that isn't based on the opinions of, as you say, "fanboy" users?

At least the "scientific" comparisons of programming languages I've come across have been questionable at best. Each language has its strengths and weaknesses, big or small, so wholesale comparisons are complicated further. Thus people have to rely a lot on opinions and real-world experiences of themselves and others.

> You appear to have superior knowledge/experience of Rust. Have you written any tutorials or blog posts sharing that knowledge?

Thanks for the compliments, and that's indeed my profile. Unfortunately I haven't had the time to blog at all, but perhaps I will someday get around to it.