Rust Feature Debates

Comments focus on sarcastic and skeptical discussions about implementing and shipping new features in Rust projects, highlighting concerns over relevance, maintenance burdens, overanalysis, race conditions, reproducibility, and distractions like ML.

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ML AfterStep T2 github.com NRE SDD later ship oz callback base replace milliseconds just check handle ago got

Sample Comments

GolfPopper Jul 24, 2025 View on HN

Bold to assume this will ever become relevant.

pjc50 May 14, 2020 View on HN

Ship first, dig self out of absurdity later.

ddorian43 Nov 11, 2022 View on HN

It's nicer than the alternative (to explode even later)

MiracleUser Nov 26, 2019 View on HN

oz exists in our algorithms now

bediger4000 Aug 19, 2025 View on HN

The "before" part is important. Guess the order in which these two things get implemented.

Transisto Nov 14, 2022 View on HN

Slave to their suggestion black box. Makes sense...

ajkjk Jul 25, 2016 View on HN

Maybe spread it somewhere else.

tim_liao Sep 12, 2025 View on HN

this should be there for a long time ago

pjot Oct 17, 2023 View on HN

Got it. Thanks for adding context!

concordDance Apr 15, 2023 View on HN

Other way around. Only applies to big ones.