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16 November 2025

  • curprev 07:2807:28, 16 November 2025 PC talk contribs 11,386 bytes +11,386 Created page with "Introduction: The Unsung Hero of Safety If Rust had a soul, it would be the borrow checker. Every time your code compiles successfully, it means this invisible guardian has run thousands of tiny logical proofs — verifying that your data isn’t being accessed after it’s dead, ensuring no two mutable borrows overlap, and making sure your program won’t corrupt memory like a wild C pointer. But here’s the fun part: The borrow checker doesn’t operate on your sour..."
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