> but not having backward compatibility is what really scares me. Go has a compatibility promise [1], and they have delivered updates for years without breakin

> but not having backward compatibility is what really scares me. Go has a compatibility promise [1], and they have delivered updates for years without breaking existing code. As comparison, since Rust 1.0, there have been several breaking changes [2]. 1: https://golang.org/doc/go1compat 2: https://killercup.github.io/bitrust/