• orclev@lemmyrs.org
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    1 year ago

    That’s probably why I like Rust so much. I’ve felt for a long time now that after the concept of null, the widespread embrace of OO is probably the second worst decision in programming. While it was certainly better than the goto hell that preceded it, inheritance I think has ultimately proven to be a trap.

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      1 year ago

      To be fair, OO is not so strictly linked to inheritance, and one could conceive Rust structs and traits as a sort of OO system in some ways. For example, in the way that different struct types may implement a given trait and run a method with a common name and interface.

      Still, I would say the design Rust accommodates is different from typical OO design.