You should! I used Go on a sizeable side project, and while I did enjoy it, I much prefer Rust. There's no doubt that Rust is harder to learn, but not pointless

You should! I used Go on a sizeable side project, and while I did enjoy it, I much prefer Rust. There's no doubt that Rust is harder to learn, but not pointlessly so; it's a learning exercise, especially if it's your first foray into low-level systems programming. Be patient, the payoff is worth the investment!