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The dock is hidden by default and appears when pressure is applied. It is also optional. Was that the only concern?
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C++'s problem was it was directed to be a heap safe language otherwise it was the perfect language to say, write drivers with.
I'm assuming modern apps don't care how much memory is/isn't available to it while the OS core does not care what an app needs memory for.
I'm curious where rust will be in those cases.
Awesome! Yeah, that's what I was a bit apprehensive about. I've only seen screenshots of a blank desktop so far, and they always show the dock. And the "apply pressure" method is definitely the better way to go.