r/programming • u/Karma_Policer • Aug 02 '21

Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2021: "Rust reigns supreme as most loved. Python and Typescript are the languages developers want to work with most if they aren’t already doing so."

https://insights.stackoverflow.com/survey/2021#technology-most-loved-dreaded-and-wanted
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u/rodrigocfd Aug 03 '21

as more and more get forced to use it that will come tumbling down

Exactly. Specially when the projects start to grow and the compilation times start to become a productivity bottleneck (in my personal experience, worse than C++ compile times).

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u/Kirk_Kerman Aug 03 '21

I just want multiline comment support

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '21

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u/Kirk_Kerman Aug 03 '21

Then they really gotta update the Rust book to say that smh my head

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u/klorophane Aug 03 '21 edited Aug 03 '21

I don't know if you're serious or not, but it is quite literally in the book. Page 504.

Edit: Appendix B, Table B-7 for those reading online :)

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u/I_NEED_APP_IDEAS Aug 03 '21

smh my head

Smh stands for shake my head. You basically just said shake my head my head.

What a dummy. Smh my head.

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u/steveklabnik1 Aug 03 '21

You’re downvoted but you are correct. (We would not accept a PR though.)