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Rust is very good at code reuse.

Generics and cross-crate inlining enable zero-(runtime)cost abstractions, meaning there’s usually no perf downside to using 3rd party code instead of your own.

Strict type system, standardized error checking, thread safety in interfaces, and built in tooling for API documentation makes using libraries relatively easy.

The ecosystem is pretty large now, and has a culture of respecting semver, and focus on safety and reliability.

Cargo makes adding dependencies easy (the most common complaint is that it’s too easy, and people use too many dependencies).



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