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If only VLC had been re-written in rust this would never have happened. For shame.


We ban accounts for trolling, so please don't do that here.

Also, you've posted many uncivil and/or unsubstantive comments. We ban accounts for that too, so please don't do that either.


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No, that's not the point and now you're antagonizing the moderating team. You were asked, and warned, "Do not do that" so, don't do it under your usual name, or a throwaway. There is no shortage of places on the internet to cause trouble. This isn't one of them.


Yes but it would also not have nearly as many features as it does right now.


Java would work much better for VLC.


No. Java doesn't have fearless concurrency, zero-cost abstractions or move semantics.


"Fearless concurrency" and "zero-cost abstractions" sound a lot like meaningless marketing terms.


Dunno about "fearless concurrency," but "zero-cost abstractions" and "move semantics" are straight off the front page of rust-lang.org. So they're kind of marketing-ish in trying to make you go "hmm sounds intriguing" and click to find out more.


"fearless concurrency" is meaningless marketing, "zero-cost abstractions" is valid term


Feel free to rewrite VLC in Rust. No one is stopping you.


Pretty sure that was sarcasm.


Oh look, it's the Rust Evangelism Strike Force at work again.


Please don't react to provocation by making the thread worse (a.k.a. please don't feed the trolls).


How are you so sure it's trolling? Someone from the Rust Team has defended such behavior as good marketing [0].

[0] https://lobste.rs/s/wq6eov/changes_i_would_make_go#c_ofxtj1


One is never 100% sure, but note that the first part ("Please don't react to provocation by making the thread worse") holds regardless.


They joined the party a bit late, they are already a sinking ship.


The newer skype versions on Windows are web-based.


> Nobody in the last 5-10 years cared about writing Desktop apps before Electron came along, there's basically zero money in it

What a load of tripe.

Try stuffing all the functionality of a large enterprise desktop app like SAP or Siebel into Electron and let me know how well that goes.


> + Cryptocurrency

LOL. I see a "Sorry for your loss" in your future.


I like to cook, and so does my SO. Even if that weren't the case, we have friends over regularly.

I don't think I'd be ok with inviting over guests and shoving bottles of soylent in front of them as a "meal".


If I had to guess, the .cc TLD implies that what the site hosts is licensed under Creative Commons.


This is what I have been assuming also, makes sense!


Oh wow, taking a shit on Google after they helped you by reporting a critical flaw in your infrastructure.

I'm no longer using CF for my own projects, but you've just cemented my decision that none of my clients will either.


Enjoy your horse then; I'll just speed off into the sunset with the latest model Generics Motors has to offer. :)


> As long as it is a job it is a form of slavery

How is it a form of slavery if you're earning a decent wage and can leave any time you want?

Pull your head out of your arse and grow up.


> can leave any time you want?

Leave one master to serve another master.

> Pull your head out of your arse and grow up

This is the worst thing about modern slavery. People are not even aware of it. Wake up.


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