>> Rust is much harder to learn than C Hmm. I've been seeing a LOT of posts and even presentations from folks claiming they've struggled with C/C++ and "syste

>> Rust is much harder to learn than C Hmm. I've been seeing a LOT of posts and even presentations from folks claiming they've struggled with C/C++ and "systems" programming in general but have been able to take up Rust successfully. I'm with you on this; I've had long experience in C and have been dabbling in Rust for a few years and I think C is easier to understand, but unless I am to dismiss what many people have claimed as their own experience I realize that this is probably my internal bias. The one thing that recurs among people that have trouble with C et al. are pointers. That doesn't surprise me; I did some tutoring in C in the late 90's and pointers are definitely a trouble spot for many new C programmers. To me it's all second nature and I see the *'s and &'s as simple operators doing simple, easily understood things, but I learned first hand that this is often _not_ easy for learners. While rust does have pointers they're are usually `hidden' and tend not to intrude in most Rust code, and I believe this is one reason some people and get on with Rust where they struggle with C.