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19 November 2025

  • curprev 08:4608:46, 19 November 2025 PC talk contribs 6,750 bytes +6,750 Created page with "Rust’s insistence on immutability took me by surprise the first time I used it. As a python dev, I was used to changing variables whenever I wanted, tweaking things on the fly. In Rust, you have to be deliberate, things stay the same unless you go out of your way to make them change. At first, this felt like a hassle , why put up more barriers? But lately, I’ve found a strange kind of comfort in it. When life feels unpredictable and everything seems to shift, jobs,..."