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The funniest thing in that thread is the person who jumped in to say that they don't know much about fish, but think the project should seriously consider abandoning the work they've done on Rust to date and instead consider D.

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As well as the guy who just commented that they should use Zig instead as it's a "1-to-1 alternative to C" despite the fact that fish was written in C++.

In programmer parlance this is known as "giving them the D".

Have somebody suggested to rewrite D in Rust already?

In that case they better rename it to "Dish".

I hope the pure Rust version is going to be named Rush.

"Rush" sounds like a special kind of amphetamine that you take right before going on 32 hour "deep dive" for purposes of corporate espionage, in a 1980s cyberpunk setting where your best friend is a lady with laser-deflecting mirrored eyes and razor-embedded fingernails

In other words, it sounds like the Good Stuff (tm)

I’m pretty sure back in the late 2000s there was a liquid vial called “Rush” you could buy from headshops here in Aus that had 4-methylmethcathinone in them, before “meow meow” (no one called it that) became well known.

Was awesome due to the MDMA drought at the time!

Rush is the most popular brand of poppers. Maybe you're thinking of those? It's a liquid in a vial, but nothing like MDMA, and definitely older than the 2000s. If not, and there was another drug called Rush sold in a vial, I'll bet that it's caused some unfortunate mix-ups.

No no they're talking about RCs. There used to be a shitton of shady products containing some random chemical(s) like synthetic cannabinoids or cathinones, often claiming to be just herbal blends or safe and legal alternatives to the real stuff. So it's absolutey possible you could buy a packet of MDPV and it said Rush on the packaging - just some random branding that would likely change

Haha nah not poppers but they also sold those. Just not the more commonly known brand names. These were sold as “legal” highs openly here despite actually being illegal! There were a few different names but it was all the same thing, 4-MMC in liquid form to drink.

Also had London Underground Doves which were 4-MMC capsules as well.

"Rush" really would have been a much better name for a new programming language than "Rust".

Rush sounds slapdash; rust sounds like long-lived structural ironwork.

Rush sounds like an awesome Canadian rock band.

Inspiration phrasing right here. I completely agree.

- a yaml programmer

You sound like someone with very poor taste in music.

Nonsense, I have a wide variety of musical appreciation, spanning a wide gamut from Justin Bieber to Nickelback. When I’m feeling adventurous I’ll dare to experiment with deep cuts from the early years of recorded music, like Maroon 5 or Aqua.

(Seriously though, Rush is music I can enjoy, though more a fan of Pink Floyd and Steven Wilson.)

“I have a wide variety of musical appreciation, spanning a wide gamut from Justin Bieber to Nickelback”

Was this intentionally ironic?

I have a wide variety of wine appreciation, spanning a wide gamut from cheap white to cheap red”.

Actually it is more of a wide variety of adjectives in my case.

Super funny if on purpose.

> “I have a wide variety of musical appreciation, spanning a wide gamut from Justin Bieber to Nickelback”

> Was this intentionally ironic?

I think the "seriously though" is a hint that yes this was sarcasm.

> I have a wide variety of wine appreciation, spanning a wide gamut from cheap white to cheap red”.

> Actually it is more of a wide variety of adjectives in my case.

> Super funny if on purpose.

Agree it gave me quite the chuckle.

Experimenting with Maroon 5 gave it away for me.

Though in my opinion Songs About Jane was, within the genre, a rather good album. It's unfairly maligned. I don't hate it.

Hmm, which programming language is Yes? That seems like a better pick.

Actually maybe Yes is C++, in the sense that it is sort of a language that has had multiple iterations of every single component.

…and you kinda need to have the chops of Steve Howe, Rick Wakeman or Chris Squire to perform in it. But ultimately Yes evolved (well, devolved) into making approachable, crowd-pleasing pop music in the 80s.

C++ has arguably gotten more technical, complex and ambitious as time has gone on, and let’s face it, it is a lot darker than Yes. So King Crimson would have to be my vote for C++’ prog-rock spirit band.

(Both are bands I really enjoy)

Rush, depending on the relative old-geezerishness or nerdiness (or both) of the reader, could sound highly technical and accomplished.

Programming in Rush using the Rutsey framework is a highly progressive environment, but with a steep learning curve. Goes over most people’s heads.

Go’s only over some people’s heads, depends on what you’re doing. I find it a great language for the working man.

> I find it a great language for the working man.

Yeah! That's what I am!

It's like Go, but quicker.

Rash is the name of the Bash-like grammar in Racket

That's fucking hilarious.

But the language won't be finished until 2112.

I do not think people got it. Are you Canadian?

I have never even been to Canada. I don't think you need to be Canadian to have heard of one the most widely known prog rock records of all time.

I like Rust. I think mycology in general is seeing a renewed sense of interest. Might make Rust sound cooler to the kids :P

There’s also lots of fish species that start with the letter “R”.

Like ruddfish, rockfish, etc.

https://kupidonia.com/list/alphabetical-list-of-fish/letter/...

Someone else commented that turbofish would be a great name if it weren't already taken

One of the founders of Heroku actually had a short-lived effort to build a Ruby-based shell called Rush https://github.com/adamwiggins/rush

Might as well call it "Poppers" or "VCR Head Cleaner".

The whole thread is silly, and I praise the patience of those when went through the trouble of explaining why these suggestions are silly.

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