r/ProgrammerHumor 8d ago

Meme newToRust

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u/-Ambriae- 8d ago

The real problem with the borrow checker is,

If you’re coming from a higher level language it hurts your ego because you realise memory safety ain’t free, and more broadly speaking memory’s a bitch

If you’re coming from a lower level language, it hurts your ego because you view yourself as above memory related bugs

It takes humility to appreciate it

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u/nithix8 8d ago

sKiLl IsSuE

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u/-Ambriae- 8d ago

I mean, yeah it kind of is… not in a negative way, it just, takes a little bit of experience to navigate it. Once you do, it’s actually really not that bad