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[–] anton@piefed.blahaj.zone 22 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (5 children)

My IDE says: '(', '+', '-', '.', ';', <operator>, '[' or '}' expected, got ';'
But the rust compiler explains

error: unknown start of token: \u{37e}  
help: Unicode character ';' (Greek Question Mark) looks like ';' (Semicolon), but it is not```   
what a killjoy.
[–] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 14 points 4 days ago (4 children)

But the rust compiler explains

If this is true then rust deserves all the praise it gets

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 days ago

Rust's compiler is pretty much the reason the language gets so much praise. The borrow checking of course is the major reason, but it's great at hints too.

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