C++'s build systems are miserable. Almost any other language is preferable (yes, even a complex maven project). CMake and co are just as susceptable to issues w

C++'s build systems are miserable. Almost any other language is preferable (yes, even a complex maven project). CMake and co are just as susceptable to issues when you want to do something off the beaten path, and have a few landmines on the beaten path just to spice it up. Cargo is a breath of fresh air in comparison (and as package managers go it's very good: they took some care to learn from the mistakes of others from the get-go). And rust isn't wedded to cargo: you can build your code using make if you wish. In fact rustc doesn't use cargo.