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mark242yesterday at 6:04 PM2 repliesview on HN

Your compiler created the bytecode that the CPU runs. How can you take pride in writing your Rust code?


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WillAdamsyesterday at 6:10 PM

That point was specifically addressed in the article.

Given that a compiler doesn't include a statistical model likely to create one's written Rust code, the compiled bytecode is quite clearly an expression of said writing.

uncivilizedyesterday at 6:31 PM

How can you take pride in writing a novel when it’s Notepad and Windows that is translating keystrokes to letters?