[Info-vax] Rust as a HS language, was: Re: Quiet?

[Dan Cross]

In article <jb8gsmF6ugqU1 at mid.individual.net>,
Bill Gunshannon  <bill.gunshannon at gmail.com> wrote:
>On 4/6/22 22:43, plugh wrote:
>> 
>> Here's a car analogy: do you want to change a tire using a power tool or good ol' muscles?
>
>You better learn how to do it with "good ol' muscles" because
>when you get that flat at 2AM in the middle of nowhere there
>will be  no power tool to do it for you.

This is missing the point of the analogy.

We're purporting ourselves to be professionals here, correct?
In a professional automotive shop, what's more likely: they've
got a set of professional-quality power tools for quickly
removing lug nuts, or they're out there with a wrench all the
time?  Even in the cases where the power tool isn't appropriate
(or fails) a professional garage is going to have high quality
tools and know how to use them appropriate for the job at hand.

Some poor slob changing a tire on the side of the road is more
analogous to an amateur or hobby programmer.

	- Dan C.