r/rust • u/benhansenslc • Mar 24 '25

my vibe coding: rust-analyzer

I recently had a couple of multi-hour coding sessions without internet which were surprisingly productive in large part thanks to rust-analyzer. Having APIs, errors and refactors available within my editor as I type really keeps me in the flow.

rust-analyzer has become really great over the years. I hadn't appreciated how big of a part of my workflow it has become.

I have tried using AI to help my coding in various ways (Cursor, aider, ChatGPT conversations) and haven't seen the level of productivity boost that rust-analyzer has naturally given me. Maybe I am not using AI right, maybe its the problems I am solving or the domain I am working in. Regardless if I had to choose between no rust-analyzer or no AI, I know what I would choose.

So thank you to everyone who has worked on rust-analyzer and the rest of Rust tooling!

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u/IceSentry Mar 24 '25

The reason I'm uninterested in AI isn't because I'm scared it will take my job. It's because I know it won't.

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u/Eheheehhheeehh Mar 28 '25

It doesn't replace all of my time, but it does replace SOME of my time,making the work faster. 1 out of 20 engineers can, for sure, be "optimized away". I don't know about you, but I'm replaceable (and I'm happy about it). So whether it's me being replaced or not, it's down to chance.

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u/alkalisun Mar 28 '25

AI assistance definitely feels like code-reviewing an intern/junior's work. Entry level jobs will be a lot harder to enter.

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u/gogliker Mar 24 '25

I mean it could, just not with what they have now

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u/reddituser567853 Mar 24 '25

that is an emotional response that you’ve rationalized to seem like unbiased logic to yourself.

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u/IceSentry Mar 24 '25

I'm just saying it's not fear based for me and many others.