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0 pointsrewmie2y ago0 comments

> since it's common to the majority of widely-used languages.

I don't think so.

Both C and C++ are specified in international standards. That's the gold standard.

Java has very concrete versioning and specification process.

Python is also exemplary in its release and versioning process.

C# even breaks down versioning in terms of both CLR and fundamental frameworks.

Exactly which widely used language do you think is missing from that list?

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dureuill2y ago

The person you're responding to was specifically responding to your criticism that Rust does not provide a specification that implementations can target.

You're now listing languages, such as Python, that don't have a specification, so it is unclear what your criticism actually is.

By python's standards, Rust is very good: a lot fewer breaking changes (changes are tested against the entire, huge, open source ecosystem to check if they are breaking, I think this level of testing is unparalleled), the release and versioning process is extremely clear (one minor release every six weeks, patch releases to address unexpected regressions + security issues), and it also have a really well specified evolution process through the RFC process.

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