[ziddoap]

>What is religious about rewriting tools in Rust?

"Religious" isn't being used to refer to people rewriting tools in Rust.

It's used to refer to people zealously commenting on message boards that every single tool ever built should be rewritten in Rust, and if you aren't rewriting your tool in Rust, you're an idiot.

[Ygg2]

> It's used to refer to people zealously commenting on message boards that every single tool ever built should be rewritten in Rust.

Ok, but between me, GP and the article, who said that? Where are the Rabid RIIR fans?

And before you misquote me, I said, why wouldn't you rewrite stuff in Rust, if the status quo is ridden with bugs, and safety issues? And why shouldn't a Linux distro switch to it if they desire.

[ziddoap]

>Ok, but between me, GP and the article, who said that? Where are the Rabid RIIR fans?

The person you replied to said: "The religious element of rust programmers seems more extreme than other languages."

You interpreted that in a way that ended up with you asking "What is religious about rewriting tools in Rust".

I clarified that the typical way "religious element of rust programmers" is interpreted is not the act of rewriting tools, but the proselytizing about rust on message boards. I then gave an example of what that proselytizing typically looks like (which was not a claim that you said something like that).

That is the "religious element" being referred to. The proselytizing is the religious element, not the act of rewriting tools in Rust.

(The meme "Rust Evangelists" didn't manifest out of thin air because people hate memory safety or whatever -- it's because people are really, really passionate about Rust, and are vocal about that passion)

[Ygg2]

> The proselytizing is the religious element, not the act of rewriting tools in Rust.

Ok. Where is the proselytizing taking place in the article?

Is the sudo-rs did work, the proselytization? Where is it?

> The meme "Rust Evangelists" didn't manifest out of thin air

That's not how memes work. It's just something that appeals to some group that spreads it. It can be true, false and fabricated out of thin air.

What if I told you, that "What if I told you" meme isn't what Morpheus says to Neo? The scene itself is so divorced from meme it doesn't carry much resemblance (here https://youtu.be/L8H9DqkrkcY)

[ziddoap]

>Ok. Where is the proselytizing taking place in the article?

It's not? It's like you're picking random words out of my comment to quote without bothering to read what I'm writing. Nothing of what I said is about the article. It's about your misinterpretation of what fossuser meant when they said "religious element".

I can't explain the same thing for a third (fourth, I guess? since I just tried again) time, I'm running out of different ways to say it. So I'll just leave it there.

Your meta-commentary on memes is neat and all, but again, somehow, completely misses the point I was making.

[Ygg2]

> It's about your misinterpretation of what fossuser meant when they said "religious element".

My point, where is the proof of that "religious element" beyond memes? Is it in the article? Is it in the links? Where can we see this religious fervor in action?

The article is very matter of fact. I expect people to be matter of fact as well.

I swear to God, I feel like I'm asking for the Individualist Eleven book, and everyone asserts me it exists, and they read it, but no one can ever finds it.

> Your meta-commentary on memes is neat and all, but again, somehow, completely misses the point I was making.

It's necessary because memes aren't real. They might have started based on some interactions that 10 years ago, but by their nature they will mutate and twist.

[ziddoap]

>My point, where is the proof of that "religious element" beyond memes? Is it in the article? Is it in the links? Where can we see this religious fervor in action?

You can argue with fossuser about the validity of what they said.

I'll offer my opinion, which is not some proof from god or anything that you seem to be seeking, which is that I find significantly more annoying comments from Rust users, about how something should be rewritten in Rust to fix everything, than any other language. But, again, this is not proof from god. I'm just a guy making an observation based on my lived experience. You have a different lived experience. Glad we could clear that up.

[johnisgood]

So sudo is ridden with bugs and safety issues, as opposed to the Rust alternative? I came across a lot of ridiculously absurd logic bugs in the Rust version. Maybe you can still see GitHub Issues.