https://vinayakdsci.github.io/tags/lifetimes/ Recent content in Lifetimes on vinayakdsci Hugo en-us Sun, 12 Apr 2026 17:12:32 +0530 https://vinayakdsci.github.io/posts/lifetimes/rust_lifetimes/ Sun, 12 Apr 2026 17:12:32 +0530 https://vinayakdsci.github.io/posts/lifetimes/rust_lifetimes/ <h3 id="the-borrow-checker">The Borrow Checker</h3> <p>I have written mostly C and C++ as long as I have programmed.</p> <p>However, as I have been experimenting with Rust lately, I have gained the opinion that it is undeniable that the language does have some features that are a great help in reducing the developer&rsquo;s cognitive load by offloading some safety enforcements to the compiler. Most of these safety measures are enforced by the compiler through the in-built (and notorious) <strong>Borrow Checker</strong>.</p>