Rust Generics Beat C++

Rust does generics a lot better than C++. If a C++ dev is ever stranded in the desert, all he has to do is say to the empty sands, “C++ is pretty okay.” A Rust enthusiast will appear immediately to correct him.

A dark-mode Reddit-style screenshot shows a programming debate about Rust and C++ generics. The joke suggests that Rust enthusiasts are so eager to criticize C++ that one will magically appear even in an empty desert to correct anyone praising it. It is a reaction meme for language wars and overzealous tech evangelism.

• @ithueti / 5477 2022-01-17