I'm a lowly ancient Java programmer and I think Rust is far far more than safety.
In my opinion Rust is about doing things right. It may have been about safety at first but I think it is more than that given the work of the community.
Yes I know there is the right tool for the right job and is impossible to fill all use cases but IMO Rust is striving for iPhone like usage.
I have never seen a more disciplined and balanced community approach to creating PL. Everything seems to be carefully thought out and iterated on. There is a lot to be said to this (although ironically I suppose one could call that safe)!
PL is more than the language. It is works, community and mindshare.
If Rust was so concerned with safety I don't think much work would be done on making it so consumable for all with continuous improvements of compiler error messages, easier syntax and improved documentation.
Rust is one of the first languages in a long time that makes you think different.
If it is just safety... safety is one overloaded word.
In my opinion Rust is about doing things right. It may have been about safety at first but I think it is more than that given the work of the community.
Yes I know there is the right tool for the right job and is impossible to fill all use cases but IMO Rust is striving for iPhone like usage.
I have never seen a more disciplined and balanced community approach to creating PL. Everything seems to be carefully thought out and iterated on. There is a lot to be said to this (although ironically I suppose one could call that safe)!
PL is more than the language. It is works, community and mindshare.
If Rust was so concerned with safety I don't think much work would be done on making it so consumable for all with continuous improvements of compiler error messages, easier syntax and improved documentation.
Rust is one of the first languages in a long time that makes you think different.
If it is just safety... safety is one overloaded word.