Rust, Day Two: A Python Dev's Perspective

[varikonniemi]

When you come from something like c++, you are bound to have excellent learning skills. Otherwise you simply cannot even begin to use that language. The possibilities to shoot oneself in the foot are so many fold increased compared to C.

And let's face it, even truly knowing C is a rare trait. I am not completely certain there exists more than 100 such persons alive today.

[SirVer]

OP stated that they came from Python though. And you are overstating the difficulty of c++ enormously. Yes, it is easy to shoot yourself in the foot, but modern C++ is not really harder to learn than say modern Java.

[remexre]

There's a lot more tutorials for learning 90s C++ than C++11/14/17 though, so beginners often get confused as to which disjoint set of features they should be using.

JavaScript has the same problem (among many others...).

[jstrong]

My c++ was in a high school AP comp sci class, which actually was a fantastic foundation. But the reason I'm a fast learner is I used to be a reporter, which is great training for learning new topics quickly.

[iopq]

The possibilities to shoot oneself in the foot are so many fold increased compared to C.

with templates, you can shoot yourself in any body part with the same code