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15 November 2025

  • curprev 17:0017:00, 15 November 2025 PC talk contribs 6,672 bytes +6,672 Created page with "You write Rust. The compiler says no.
The fix is not magic. It is one picture and three rules.
Read this once. Own it forever. The Picture That Makes Ownership Obvious Imagine every value as a box on your desk.
Only one person is allowed to own the box at a time.
Many people can read the box. Only one can write to it, and during that write no one else touches it.
If you move the box, you hand it to another owner. Your hands are now empty.
If you clo..."