[burntsushi]

I've read your comments in this thread, and with all due respect, I think what you're missing is a very simple truth: Rust is safe by default. C++ is not. This is Rust's core value proposition. It is precisely the thing that permits AND encourages designing safe abstractions even if it internally uses `unsafe`. Rust's value is in allowing you to compose safe code without fear.

If this doesn't seem like a game changer to you, then you probably don't grok its scope and impact. I don't really know how to give that to you either in HN comments. I think you maybe need a synchronous dialogue with someone.