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Comment on Common Rust Lifetime Misconceptions (2020)parent

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A new edition is not a free pass to break source compatibility; it's more like a fire axe hidden behind breakable glass. You really, really want to avoid breaking changes because your users will now have to know about the difference between the compiler editions used by each of their projects.

In short, yes, but be very wary.

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