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14 November 2025

  • curprev 14:5114:51, 14 November 2025 PC talk contribs 8,737 bytes +8,737 Created page with "There’s a running joke in the Rust community: “If you think you understand the borrow checker, it’s because you haven’t met Polonius yet.” For years, the borrow checker has been both Rust’s proudest triumph and its biggest pain point. It’s the invisible guardian that ensures your program won’t dangle a pointer or mutate something twice. But it’s also the reason so many new Rustaceans stare at compiler errors muttering, “But… it should work!”..."
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