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"path": "/t/private-unsafe-fields-are-a-poorly-motivated-feature/23976#post_11",
"publishedAt": "2026-02-05T20:48:54.000Z",
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"textContent": "scottmcm:\n\n> The point of the RFC, as I see it, is to solve the `Vec::set_len` problem.\n\nIf that’s indeed the primary motivation, I’m wondering why the RCF turned out choosing the “all access is `unsafe`” option over allowing reads.",
"title": "Private unsafe fields are a poorly motivated feature"
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