They're both terrible. :( I yearn for a more ergonomic assembler. That's not to say that the Rust team should have tried to find (or create) an alternative;

They're both terrible. :( I yearn for a more ergonomic assembler. That's not to say that the Rust team should have tried to find (or create) an alternative; it's outside their core mission, and choosing between popular existing alternatives is the right framing.