There's something to it, but I don't thing the future is as grim as that. Rust is a stepping stone. It is a proof of concept that shows a lot of problems can b

There's something to it, but I don't thing the future is as grim as that. Rust is a stepping stone. It is a proof of concept that shows a lot of problems can be solved at compile time without adding huge bloat at runtime. Yes, Rust has problems. Some of them are just because the language is new and you feel not yet fully built. The compile times are more more insidious side effect of Rust's properties. I think, realistically, it will take some time but the problems will be resolved either in future Rust or in another language based on it. And it will be very worth the wait. High level languages are fun and important, but it is not possible that all system code is going to be built in high level languages. As we run stuff that is more and more demanding of CPU we need a good low level language that will also tick some important checks of reliability.