> it quite literally is the worst language to make large scale updates beating even C++
Having worked in both C++ and Rust codebases professionally, my experience has been the complete opposite. I have to be extremely cautious when making changes to C++ codebases, (especially async ones) and it’s always a huge time sink trying to just get the damn thing and its tests compiled. Rust’s compiler and tooling, on the other hand, allow me to make high-pressure changes much more confidently. It’s not perfect, but I’ll take it over the average C++ project every time
As an alum of Stony Brook, I’m grateful for all Jim Simons did for the university. Aside from having been the chairman of the math department, he’s the reason we have the Simons Center for Geometry and Physics, as well as the “Renaissance” School of Medicine. Not to mention his recent gift of $500 million—the largest unrestricted donation to a public university in American history. I’m sure there’s much, much more that he’s done that I’m not even aware of.