[binary132]

It is always weird to me when people have a big problem with C++ smart pointers but think that Rust smart pointers are the bee’s knees.

It is just a different syntax for the same thing.

I honestly think people just find the words “unique ptr” scary or syntactically overwhelming. If that is true, fortunately we also have using aliases :)

[steveklabnik]

There are significant differences between the two, even if they are similar at a high level.

But also, pointing out problems doesn’t mean that something is useless. Something can be a net good, yet still have downsides.