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Oh no, not another 'Is Rust better than Go?' article. Seriously, haven't we all had our fill of these comparisons by now? But before you sigh in exasperation, hear us out!

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[–] BatmanAoD 3 points 1 year ago

You don't even need an old compiler to compile an old edition! That's part of the brilliance of the edition mechanism. An up-to-date compiler must be able to compile code from all editions; it can then statically link libraries from multiple different editions together.