In your circumstances I'd skip Rust altogether and focus on what the industry's using and what your colleagues are using. This will most likely be C or C++. If

In your circumstances I'd skip Rust altogether and focus on what the industry's using and what your colleagues are using. This will most likely be C or C++. If you go for C++, you can also use it in other domains, such as data science. Rust is something you learn if you want to get a job doing Rust or for your general knowledge, not if you want to solve a problem or understand an existing domain.