> It appeared to be on a good track to dethroning C++ in the domain I work in (video games)... but they locked it a while before figuring out the ergonomics to make it workable for larger teams.
There are million-line Rust projects now. Rust is obviously workable for larger teams.
> Any language that imbues the entire set of special characters (!#*&<>[]{}(); ...etc) with mystical semantic context is, imo, more interested in making its arcane practitioners feel smart rather than getting good work done.
C uses every one of those symbols.
I think you're talking about @ and ~ boxes. As I recall, those were removed the same year the iPad and Instagram debuted.
There are million-line Rust projects now. Rust is obviously workable for larger teams.
> Any language that imbues the entire set of special characters (!#*&<>[]{}(); ...etc) with mystical semantic context is, imo, more interested in making its arcane practitioners feel smart rather than getting good work done.
C uses every one of those symbols.
I think you're talking about @ and ~ boxes. As I recall, those were removed the same year the iPad and Instagram debuted.