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andriy_koval • yesterday at 6:11 PM • 2 replies • view on HN

why did it crash? Rust is supposed to be memory safe?..

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mkl • yesterday at 11:44 PM

The JS engine is SpiderMonkey, which is C++.

nablaxcroissant • yesterday at 7:20 PM

crashes happen for reasons besides memory safety. web-engines are crazy complicated pieces of software and crashes could happen for any number of reasons. also I would be shocked if this was written using purely safe rust