C++ programmer of ~10 years here (Google Chrome, mostly). Rust feels very very much like C++ to me. All the memory ownership stuff is basically common patterns

C++ programmer of ~10 years here (Google Chrome, mostly). Rust feels very very much like C++ to me. All the memory ownership stuff is basically common patterns in modern C++ pulled down into the compiler and enforced. Also arguing with the compiler about types feels very familiar from C++ :-/.