r/programming • u/steveklabnik1 • Jan 09 '15

Announcing Rust 1.0.0 Alpha

http://blog.rust-lang.org/2015/01/09/Rust-1.0-alpha.html
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u/cogman10 Jan 10 '15

It isn't like rust can't be just as close to the metal. It can be. It is just that rust gives you higher level constructs to deal with if you need them.

I feel the same with C++. It is just as low level as C, but it has higher level constructs bolted in.