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		pjmlp on May 19, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Rust: A Critical Retrospective System languages on the Algol/Wirth branch prove otherwise. They can be ergonomic high level, while providing the language features to go low level when needed.

titzer on May 19, 2022 [–]

Agree, and even C got really far without traits. Traits are a lot of rope for building confusing abstractions, IMHO.

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