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This article is [also published in *The FOSS Albatross.*](https://medium.com/the-foss-albatross/rust-changes-how-you-think-and-code-2b5ee4d8def2) This article is [also published in *The FOSS Albatross.*](https://medium.com/the-foss-albatross/rust-changes-how-you-think-and-code-2b5ee4d8def2)
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Rust is the hot new language on the block (as new as a language from 2006 can be) that boasts reliability and efficiency. Rust is the hot new language on the block (as new as a language from 2006 can be) that boasts reliability and efficiency.
How does it do this? Well, Rust has something that no other language does — it guarantees memory and thread safety while maintaining the same high performance of C or C++, all the while having high level features such as pattern matching and functional programming! How does it do this? Well, Rust has something that no other language does — it guarantees memory and thread safety while maintaining the same high performance of C or C++, all the while having high level features such as pattern matching and functional programming!
Some languages come close: Go is known for being both fast to run and to write, but its garbage collector and xenophobia toward other languages adds overhead that means that it is not suited for a systems programming language.
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Some languages come close: Go is known for being both fast to run and to write, but its garbage collector and xenophobia toward other languages adds overhead that means that it is not suited for a systems programming language.
In safe Rust, there is *no such thing* as undefined behaviour. Everything your code says it does will happen — segfaults and NullPointerExceptions are impossible. In safe Rust, there is *no such thing* as undefined behaviour. Everything your code says it does will happen — segfaults and NullPointerExceptions are impossible.
For simpler issues, the rustc compiler tells you more or less exactly what went wrong, along with a helpful error code, a link for examples on how to fix the error code, and even a suggestion that applies directly to your current code, which more times than not immediately fixes the issue. For simpler issues, the rustc compiler tells you more or less exactly what went wrong, along with a helpful error code, a link for examples on how to fix the error code, and even a suggestion that applies directly to your current code, which more times than not immediately fixes the issue.
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## Conclusion ## Conclusion
Though there is a rather steep learning curve from just *how much* there is to unlearn about the finnicky things you can do in more traditional languages, Rust is a language that lets the computer calculate if your program is correct, letting you think purely on how to solve your problems. Though there is a rather steep learning curve from just *how much* there is to unlearn about the finnicky things you can do in more traditional languages, Rust is a language that lets the computer calculate if your program is correct, letting you think purely on how to solve your problems.