The article also calls out copper which will be in PCBs and wiring looms.

I recognise that different languages have different styles, strengths and idioms. One of my pain points is when people write every language as if it’s naughties java. Enough with the enterprise OoP crap.

I’ve also learnt languages like Haskell to expand and challenge the way I think about software problems. I learnt a lot doing it. That doesn’t stop a lot of Haskell code looking like line noise to me because it over-uses symbols and it being close to impenetrable in a lot of cases when you read somebody else’s code.

I think the aesthetics of Rust are the wrong side of the line. Not as bad as something like Haskell (or Perl), but still objectionable. Some things seem to be different even though there’s pre-existing notation. Things seem to be dense, magical, and for the compilers benefit over the readers (as an outsider).

I’ve been learning Zig recently and the only notational aspect I struggled with was the pointer/slice notation as there’s 5 or 6 similar forms that mean fairly different things. It has other new concepts and idioms to learn, but on the whole it’s notation is fairly traditional. That has made reading code a lot more approachable (…which is a good thing because the documentation for some aspects sucks).

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I shouldn’t worry about it.

Dynamic typing is a great feature at times. It’s a pain in the butt other times. One of the things I like about Zig is being able to have opt-in comptime dynamic typing. For a certain class of problem it’s really nice.

I think that’s a great set of criticisms.

None of these are sins of Rust, …

They might not be strictly language issues, but if they are symptomatic of idiomatic rust then they are “sins of rust”. Something about the language promotes writing it using these kinds of idioms.

Just like French speakers don’t pronounce 80% of the written syllables because it’s impractical to speak fast with all of them…language features (or lack of them) drive how the language is used.

(BTW the implicit return behaviour on a missing semicolon sounds like Chekhov’s footgun)

What language are they then? They’re not Python, JS, <insert any other language here>

A bit of both. It’s common for people will help people who are obviously struggling (luggage, prams or just mobility issues) but it also has the advantage that you get them out of the way.

I think that’s a good observation.

Part of the problem is that all the while the stock prices stay up, those companies in the second bubble have the spending power of governments, and that in-turn inflates the first bubble.

Aye, and with all the money consolidated in a few big tech companies they’ve basically been able to form their own “oligarchy funded project” and act independently of any government.

An economy all their own.

No, but the companies using it should.

You are comparing very well established brands to a company in a sector that is far less established. Yes, OpenAI is the most well known, but not to the degree of $300B.

Angstroms hurt my brain. A $10^{-10}$ of a metre, but not a nanometre or a picometre. Just…why?

So setting some standards for them might be a good thing regardless.

EU already has lots of protected terms on food. Certain food types can only use the protected term if they meet some criteria (e.g. minimum content level or location of manufacture). I expect this is just trying to use the existing legal mechanism by adding “sausage” and “burger” and nothing more sinister.

I think your ideas for labelling are all good though.

Fact is, meat is expensive and meatless products are cheaper to produce. You could very easily see a company making meatless versions of products just to increase margins, and then saying “it’s vegetarian” as a defence when confronted.

Clear labelling stops that and helps the consumer stay informed about what they are buying. Vegetarian products don’'t have their reputation dragged through the mud by deceptive companies. Everybody wins except those who try to deceive.

It’s about factual labelling, so people know what they’re eating. Not trying to get people to behave in a certain way.

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No star = no charged particles = no lights. Doesn’t matter how big the magnetic field is.

That’s all he’s saying.