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   Esteban K�ber :rust: (ekuber@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Jun-2024 03:59:39 JST Esteban K�ber :rust:

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   rustc doesn't have good diagnostic messages because of some technological breakthrough. It has good diagnostic because we look at how people use our tools, noticing when things confuse people, and changing the output to match people's mental model.

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     Esteban K�ber :rust: (ekuber@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Jun-2024 03:59:40 JST Esteban K�ber :rust:

     My coworkers ask for help with a #Rust compiler error... *once*...

     ...and then I run and try to mechanize my explanation and put it back in the compiler.

     Our dev tools need to talk to humans in the way humans talk. Nobody is an expert on everything, helping newcomers (with better tools, better docs, better errors) helps *everyone*.

     That's really the trick behind the rustc diagnostic output: it's not about a technology, its an attitude.

     #RustLang #programming

     esmevane, sorry repeated this.