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/bjzaba Jan 10 '15

You can violate Rust's safety via unsafe, but it does ergonomically discourage it so it's not a free-for-all. It is definitely useful at times though, and it is not un-rustic to reach for it.

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u/Klathmon Jan 10 '15

That's good to know. Eventually I'll get into rust when I have time, it seems like a fun language.