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minus-squareFizzyOrange@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 months agoNo, the alternative solutions definitely wouldn’t work with existing Rust code. You need a new language.
minus-squareHugin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoIf you don’t code with undefined behavior compiler updates can apply to legacy code. I’ve been through enough compiler upgrades with microcontrollers that it’s old hat.
minus-squareFizzyOrange@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoI’m talking about things like Perceus. It’s not a compiler update.
No, the alternative solutions definitely wouldn’t work with existing Rust code. You need a new language.
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If you don’t code with undefined behavior compiler updates can apply to legacy code. I’ve been through enough compiler upgrades with microcontrollers that it’s old hat.
I’m talking about things like Perceus. It’s not a compiler update.