It isn't sudden, there's a lot of verification work for Rust already going on, e.g. the Rust Belt Project. I don't see how delaying would help in the long run.

It isn't sudden, there's a lot of verification work for Rust already going on, e.g. the Rust Belt Project. I don't see how delaying would help in the long run. (Full disclosure: I'm MD at Ferrous Systems)