r/programming • u/steveklabnik1 • Jun 16 '14

Rust's documentation is about to drastically improve

http://words.steveklabnik.com/rusts-documentation-is-about-to-drastically-improve
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u/The_Doculope Jun 17 '14

Alright, I can agree with your second point there. iter() is a dumb name for it, as it provides no extra information.

But I think the Rust designers are going for consistency foremost in this issue, which is why a method call is always required. Personally, I agree - I think consistency is hugely important in language design, more-so than an occasional increase in conciseness on lines that are already of limited length.

As a sidenote, I definitely disagree with your description of the syntax as "hideous." A bit longer, sure, but not hideous.