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Apostol Faliagas

Mr Almond, you said that C++ is unsafe but you didn't give any clues. Then you said Rust is better (did you mean safer?) but you didn't mention in which sense. And you didn't give any clues again. Then you said C++ isn't faster, but you didn't mention any benchmarks. I stopped reading further because from what I read I conclude you are biased and opinionated against C++.

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Shai Almog

These are common terms and easily checked. I suggest reading this: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rust_(progra...

You can also do a slight bit of self research to learn about these things on your own e.g. this article is a bit out of date (and has problematic choices) but shows off some of the complexities of decreeing C++ as faster: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_perform...

I've been a C++ developer since the early 90s. Hell yes, I'm biased against C++. I've also built JVMs (mostly in C but also in C++) so I'm pretty familiar with the performance nuances and benchmarks. Feel free to disregard my experience and go back to your bubble.