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ajsnigrutin
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Retro Boy: simple Game Boy emulator written in Rus...
Why does almost every project written in rust have "written in rust" advertised in the title/description?
jamienicol
3 months ago
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Because people are interested in how technology is built, and if they’re interested in rust they might be interested in seeing how it’s used in other projects
dvhh
3 months ago
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sure that "being written in C" or in "PHP" would have gathered far less interest
llarsson
3 months ago
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A GameBoy emulator written in PHP would certainly piqued my interest, but more like a morbid curiosity than anything else. :)
tonyhart7
3 months ago
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because rust is screaming bleeding edge
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