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0 pointsIshKebab2mo ago0 comments

Really? What do you think comes from Ruby? Rust mostly seems to be inspired by ML and C++.

Actually I just checked the "official" list and they only list the closure syntax which seems pretty minor:

https://doc.rust-lang.org/reference/influences.html

0 pointsIshKebab2mo ago0 comments

Really? What do you think comes from Ruby? Rust mostly seems to be inspired by ML and C++.

Actually I just checked the "official" list and they only list the closure syntax which seems pretty minor:

https://doc.rust-lang.org/reference/influences.html

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leafario22mo ago· 2 in thread

Expression orientation

IshKebabOP2mo ago

That's from functional programming.

saghm2mo ago

I don't think anyone claimed that Ruby and Rust were the only two languages with those features, just that they're something they both have in common.

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littlestymaar2mo ago

A significant portion of the prominent community members come from Ruby so I guess there must be something …

jaggederest2mo ago

Iterator style, chaining, traits, blocks all feel very rubyesque, and expression syntax as well, plus the cargo toolchain is very bundler-informed.

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