On Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 5:30:44 AM UTC-6 Edward K. Ream wrote: Here are four videos that go beyond the Rust book.
Thanks, Thomas and Jake, for your comments. I'm not going to get involved in language wars, but I do have a few overall comments. First, the 2025 developer survey is worth perusing. AI is obviously a hot topic. Second, there is a significant difference between the most popular technologies <https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2025/technology#1-programming-scripting-and-markup-languages> vs languages admired and desired <https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2025/technology#admired-and-desired>. Python does well in both categories; Rust does well only in the second. Lisp and functional programming languages do poorly in both. Third, Bob Fitzwater counseled me to read the literature in two ways--look for what works in papers and look for what doesn't work. The same principle applies to languages and engineering generally. Rust's memory model generally works, imo. The first three papers explore the implications of Rust's design. Love Rust or hate it, I think the implications are fascinating. Fourth, and most importantly, Python, Rust, TypeScript, and VS Code have millions of users and thousands of experienced devs. These are priceless resources. All these users find bugs, suggest improvements, and write plugins. No language guarantees correctness or safety. Only the constant work of devs makes any project reliable. To repeat, I have no plans to study Rust in depth. Nor do I foresee converting any part of Leo to Rust. Otoh, I use Rust-based projects such as ruff formatter and ruff all the time. Edward -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "leo-editor" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/leo-editor/a0865a62-cbb8-45ea-8ca3-a238cb699439n%40googlegroups.com.
