I have used Ruby and yes Rails for work for over 10 years. I did learn c++ in school but never use it professionally. Like you I see a lot of what I like in Rub

I have used Ruby and yes Rails for work for over 10 years. I did learn c++ in school but never use it professionally. Like you I see a lot of what I like in Ruby in Rust. I have been using it "amateurishly" for the last 3 years. I it has made me think about my Ruby code differently for the better. Could C/C++ do the same thing? I am unsure. I hope to one day use Rust as a professional but until then it will be my go to for fun projects and serve as a tool for learning. I expect Rust to extent beyond the statement of "systems language" at some point. I just wrote a search tool based on my browser history using 99% Rust (Actix server, Tantivy search and Yew wasm frontend). Not having to write much javascript for a full stack project was refreshing.