A buzzword usually uttered by someone trying to sell you the idea that you should rewrite your project in Rust. It supposedly means "free" abstractions that don't come with overheads and penalties, but in reality they're anything but free.
If you hear someone use the term zero cost abstraction unironically, run as fast as you possibly can because you're cornered by a snake oil salesman.
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Tom: "Billy, did you explain to Steve that Gilligan just NEVER gets off that island?"
Billy: "I tried to brozay, but you know Steve - he's a total zero upstairs."
Billy: "I tried to brozay, but you know Steve - he's a total zero upstairs."
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Peter: "Na, he's a zero-trick pony. Let's watch The Money Pit instead."
Peter: "Na, he's a zero-trick pony. Let's watch The Money Pit instead."
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