Lobsters.

We’ve been searching for a memory-safe programming language to replace C++ in Ladybird for a while now. We previously explored Swift, but the C++ interop never quite got there, and platform support outside the Apple ecosystem was limited. Rust is a different story. The ecosystem is far more mature for systems programming, and many of our contributors already know the language. Going forward, we are rewriting parts of Ladybird in Rust.

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      Based on the content of that article alone (especially near the bottom), I don’t think it’s run by a racist at all. Can confirm via their social media presence.

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        Weird. I would not feel comfortable using that domain. I thought i was reading a neo Nazis blog on the issue.

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          Can you explain why you feel that way? “Hyperborea” is not a term I’m familiar with vis a vis Nazism.

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              The author explains why he chose the name on his site. I don’t think this is a neo-nazi / white nationalist thing despite the irony.

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                Yeah he picked it back in 2000s and its aged badly. Not his fault

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              Sigh of course it’s a Nordic thing. I should have guessed. White nationalists also love other Heathen/Norse symbolism.

              Good to be careful, so thanks for educating me.