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Developer argues Rust deserves a simplified fork

Original: You know...I bet if that there's any ONE # programming language that just begs to be devolved in some way, forked off in

A software developer has suggested that Rust, unlike most languages, is a candidate for being forked into a simplified variant, arguing its complexity 'begs' to be pared down. The poster notes the irony of saying this as a Lisp fan, given Lisp itself abounds in dialects ranging from stripped-down to elaborate. The remark is drawing engagement in programming discussions about language complexity and fork culture.

Why now: Rust's reputation for complexity is a recurring debate among programmers, so calls for a simpler fork spark discussion

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• You know...I bet if that there's any ONE # programming language that just begs to be devolved in some way, forked off into a simplified variant, it's # Rust . This is perhaps an ironical thing to say for a fan of Lisp, which abounds in dialects from the highly stripped-down to… · mxchara@cyberpunk.lol · 4

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