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Language differences

bob
╭────────────╮          ╭───╮           ╭───╮          ╭────────────╮
│            │          │   │           │   │          │            │
│            │ <----->  │   │ <~~~~~~~> │   │ <------> │            │ 
│            │          │   │           │   │          │            │
╰────────────╯          ╰───╯           ╰───╯          ╰────────────╯
    Rust                  C               C                 "C++"
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Using C as the lowest common denominator means that lots of the richness available to Rust and C++ is lost.

Each translation has the potential for semantic loss, runtime overhead, and subtle bugs.

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