> I'm convinced that short release cycle and feature 'bloat' are related. I simply don't want Rust to become the new C++ (which is the feeling of a lot of peopl

> I'm convinced that short release cycle and feature 'bloat' are related. I simply don't want Rust to become the new C++ (which is the feeling of a lot of people). Most of the problems with C++ come from the long release cycle and cause the bloat you're talking about. C++ rushes out unfinished features (see std::visit for a great example) to make a release window resulting in unfinished half working features that are horrible to use full of footguns.