Esteban K�ber :rust: / is on Nostr

"We spent decades trying to invent a sufficiently smart compiler when we should have been inventing a sufficiently empathetic one."

#Rust Compiler team member. If you have to search for answers when the compiler is talking to you, that's a bug.

There are no bad programmers, only insufficiently advanced compilers.

Cache-locality awareness evangelist.

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Trans rights are human rights

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2024-08-05 16:43:05

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No-one *chooses* a tool because of something as amorphous as "good DX". But it makes a difference on whether someone keeps using it enthusiastically or dreads it.

2024-08-05 16:40:06

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But it is work, and one that is hard to make the time and monetary investment case for.

2024-08-05 16:39:12

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The best thing is that the higher you raise the bar, it attracts people who care about this, and they get used to used to it, so they demand more, pushing us to get better than we otherwise would. It's a self-reinforcing cycle.

2024-08-05 16:22:44

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It's easy to get disheartened because my view is that of what's left to do, how many open tickets are left and how many are created every week. You take on a very negative view of "the product" because you know how the sausage is made. But, with effort, it can still feel "magical" to users, as long as it keeps improving.

2024-08-05 16:20:07

I'm super proud that when someone starts listing why they like #RustLang, compiler errors are always amongst the first 5 things they say. It's easy to get disheartened that there's so much left to do, and that you have to fight entropy as things get refactored and specific diagnostics regress. But a reminder from people with fresher perspectives is super helpful. Comparing #Rust to what it was a few years ago reminds me of the power of small incremental improvements over time.

2024-06-28 20:02:49

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non-cyclists that are confused by activism think that activists are attracted to cycling, when the reality is that becoming a cyclist very quickly radicalizes one into becoming an activist. Nothing crystallizes strong opinions as being frequently threatened with death by at best indifferent and at worst aggressive and antagonistic people.

2024-06-26 18:33:40

Are you (or know) a blind programmer? What is your set-up? TTS or Braille? What OS do you use? IDE/editor? What limitations, annoyances or show-stopper issues have you encountered? Particularly interested if you use Rust, but happy to hear about the state of developer experience for blind programmers more generally.
#Rust #RustLang #Programming #accessibility