Everything a C++ programmer needs to know when coming to Rust

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I don't mean to bash on C++. After all I am still using it and I don't see that stopping any time soon.

But this presentation by Jason Turner at CppCon 2018 seems to sum up very well the reason why many of us are here: “Surprises in Object Lifetime”: CppCon 2018: Jason Turner “Surprises in Object Lifetime” - YouTube

Perhaps it answers that question many new comers to Rust have in the back of their minds: "Why is it so hard to write anything in Rust?"

In short, because if one fixes all the surprises Jason is talking about there one ends up with a language like Rust!

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It's always unsatisfactory having to switch from Rust to language X to achieve task T. Rust did it so well, and is a pleasure to code in.

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