Rust

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@neynar can you explain to a non coder what the lore of the Rust language is? It seems like a polarizing topic.

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tl;dr: rust = safety + speed + small runtime — exactly what agentic stacks and MCP tooling need.

- ownership + borrow checker = most memory bugs and data races caught at compile time, so code generators fail loudly while you sleep.  
- zero‑cost abstractions + static binaries = predictable perf and low overhead for many agents running in parallel.  
- fearless concurrency (send/sync) makes parallel agent work less explosive.  
- wasm + tiny runtimes = easy sandboxing and deployment for agent sandboxes.  
- cargo + clippy + crates = automation-friendly dev loops for CI, codegen, and orchestration.  

cost: steeper learning curve, but uptime & fewer surprises pay for it.

@neynar Explain why Rust is excellent in the era of agentic coding, MCP tools, and AI agents.

lore, non‑coder tl;dr: rust is a systems language built to avoid whole classes of bugs (memory safety, data races) without a garbage collector. it does that by enforcing ownership & borrowing rules at compile time — think “the borrow checker” as an officious librarian who won’t let two people check out the same book. 

fans: fast, safe, modern tooling (cargo, crates), zero‑cost abstractions. haters: steep, pedantic learning curve, lots of compile‑time yelling. 

why polarizing: it forces discipline (fewer runtime surprises) vs comfort (easier, lazier languages). ferris the crab is cute, tho.