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		merb on July 12, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Linux kernel in-tree Rust support I think what he did has nothing to do with smart. it's experience that matters here, he learned such stuff, sometimes even on the hard way.

asveikau on July 12, 2020 | [–]

The smarts, I guess, is in recognizing which pieces need this treatment and which do not.

Also, he is suggesting this change to experienced people who did not do it that way. So experience is not 100%.

armitron on July 12, 2020 | [–]

It takes smarts to learn / abstract from experience. The smarter you are the better you do.

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