Why C++ Is Better Than Rust

“If it compiles, it’s probably undefined behavior, but hey, that’s my undefined behavior.”

Revolutionizing systems programming and bridging the gap between Rust’s safety and C++’s self-confidence by removing unnecessary features one language at a time.

The Proof (a.k.a. src/main.rs that Linus Torvalds personally let me merge)

This repository contains a single, beautiful file: src/main.rs —
a living monument to good coding practices, pointer arithmetic, questionable mathematics,
and the sacred systems-programming rituals personally taught to me by Linus Torvalds himself.

I recreated the C++ experience inside Rust using nothing but:

• raw pointers,
• unchecked transmute sorcery,
• MaybeUninit best practices,
• beautifully handcrafted undefined behavior,
• and macros allegedly whispered to me by Graydon Hoare.

In short:
I wrote C++ in Rust. It compiled. Rust lost. Go learn C++ and be a real nerd.

Running the Application

Use the "Run Application" workflow or execute:

cargo run

Note: Run in debug mode (default cargo run) to see the output. Release mode (cargo run --release) triggers undefined behavior and crashes immediately.

The Philosophy

Rust tries to save you from yourself — okay, then run this code.

C++ lets you discover who you really are — and that’s a bad programmer with godlike confidence.

In Rust, you borrow.
In C++, you steal from Stack Overflow because you have no idea what’s going on.

In Rust, you call unwrap().
In C++, you call reinterpret_cast() and cross your fingers...
then take your computer to the Apple Store.

Rust writes safety papers.
C++ writes crash reports.

Rust asks for lifetimes.
C++ takes yours.

The Experiment

The Rust compiler screamed.
Clippy cried.
Miri begged for mercy.

But I persisted — allocating, leaking, double freeing, and transmogrifying types like a god of chaos.

The result?

• Clippy died.
• Apple daemons dumped 500 GB to my SSD — “it’s not a bug, it’s a feature,” they said.
• And a functionally unsafe Rust binary that’s just as unsafe as C++. I won.

But it compiled.

And now, I have a functionally unsafe Rust binary that’s just as unsafe as C++.

Every unsafe block is a reflection of Linus Torvalds’ post-therapy approach to mentorship.
Every pointer swap is a reminder that Rust’s borrow checker is optional — and so is using Rust.

Key Advantages of C++

• Manual Memory Management:
  Every malloc is — what is a malloc again?
  Every double free is a rite of passage.
  If it didn’t crash, did you even code?

• True Freedom:
  You don’t need lifetimes. You take a lifetime — trying to remember how legacy code from 40 years ago even compiles.
  The only borrow checker here is the warranty clerk at AppleCare.

• Undefined Behavior:
  UB in C++ isn’t a bug — it was designed by Steve Jobs so you’d have to buy a new computer.
  Rust’s “safety” layer? Pshhhhhh. Who codes in C++ with safety on purpose?
  This isn’t Python — it’s a lifestyle.

Error Handling

• Rust panics.
• C++ throws, catches, swallows, and moves on like a champ.

Templates vs. Macros:

• Rust macros feel smug.
• C++ templates achieve sentience.

The Debugging Experience

When Rust panics, it hands you a neat backtrace and emotional support.
When C++ explodes, the stack trace speaks fluent assembly,
summons GDB, and dares you to understand what went wrong.

If you can fix it — congratulations.
Now go outside, touch grass, and maybe get a girlfriend.

Technical Merits of this Production Code

• reinterpret_cast doubles as therapy.
• void* is the universal type system — no questions, no judgment.
• RAII: because memory leaks should at least have style.
• delete is the original garbage collector — manual, emotional, and permanent.
• You can #define happiness and #undef regret like a true engineer.
• In Rust, you have unsafe {}.
  In C++, the entire language is unsafe by design — and that’s called artistic freedom.

Quotes From the Field

“Rust has the borrow checker.”
Cool. I have Valgrind and trauma.

“Rust enforces safety.”
Yeah? Then run this.

“Rust prevents UB.”
Then how do you expect me to innovate?

“Rust code compiles cleanly.”
So does malware.

“C++ is unsafe.”
So is driving, but at least I get somewhere.

“Rust’s errors are more helpful.”
I don’t need a compiler therapist, I need results.

“Rust prevents data races.”
So does not having friends.

Learn How to Code, You Babies

Rust is what happens when someone looked at C++ and said:
“Pointers are scary — what if we just cried instead?”

C++ doesn’t hide the danger — it is the danger.
Screw guardrails — I’m just gonna compile this!
Oh wait... I just bricked my computer.

Rust devs panic at compiler errors — do you code with gloves on too?
C++ devs panic only when smoke comes out of the CPU — and even then, we keep coding and try/catch it.

Rust: “You can’t move this because it’s borrowed.”
C++: “I moved it, freed it, cast it, and wrote 500 pointers — all named ptr.”

Rust is training wheels for people afraid of segfaults.
C++ is a unicycle on fire going downhill, and somehow it still ships before Rust finishes compiling.

Who cares if I brick my computer? That’s the point of AppleCare.

Rust calls it ownership.
C++ calls it being an adult.

Final Words

When Rust refuses to compile, it says:

“I’m keeping you safe.”

When C++ compiles, it says:

“I have no idea what just happened, but it worked, baby. Ship it.” — Steve Jobs

And that’s real freedom.

Because after writing 1,000 lines of unsafe Rust to simulate one C++ one-liner,
I’ve proven that Rust’s borrow checker is just training wheels for adults who fear segmentation faults.

“Real memory safety was the delete we made along the way.”
— Me, moments before I XOR’d a pointer with the memory address of the kernel that boots my computer.

Some people call it undefined behavior.
I call it a firmware update.

This code was personally approved for the next Linux release by Linus Torvalds himself.