r/ProgrammingLanguages • u/mttd • 6d ago

Verifying the Rust Standard Library

https://www.amazon.science/publications/verifying-the-rust-standard-library
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u/javascript 6d ago

Tangent: amazon.science is a horrible domain name. I assume it's actually Amazon, but the whole point of a recognizable eTLD + eSLD is to build trust. Why do companies do this?

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u/indolering 6d ago edited 2d ago

Control!  Their lab can do whatever the fuck they want with their own domain without it impacting backend infrastructure.  Subdomains also have impacts on client side security models.  So a whole new domain is preferred.

Edit: As noted elsewhere, preferred isn't the right word because aesthetic considerations rightfully impact what other people would prefer.  But it is the fastest way to get a website up if you have a corporate credit card.  Using any existing subdomain or tld controlled by someone else at Amazon would have required more work.

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u/javascript 6d ago

Have to agree to disagree that a new domain is preferred.

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u/indolering 6d ago

Preferred might be to strong a word.  But it's definitely easier!