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by IshKebab 75 days ago
No, Rust is the same as C++ in terms of tracking side effects. It doesn't matter that there are no parameters. It could manipulate globals or call other functions that have side effects (e.g. printing).
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functional_dev 75 days ago
What about rust const fn()? I think it guarantees there are no side effects
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IshKebab 75 days ago
I think you're right. Equivalent to C++'s constexpr.
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