I suspect projects in a new language always look better for a while as there simply hasn't been the time for cruft to build up, everyone is excited about the ne

I suspect projects in a new language always look better for a while as there simply hasn't been the time for cruft to build up, everyone is excited about the new language and learning how best to apply the new features. NB I'm saying that things Rust aren't 'better' than C++ - just that initially all new project in a new language have a positive bias (as do new projects) and that time will tell how big the advantage really is.