Rust isn't nearly as hard as it seems. Most people who think it is hard went up against it once or twice for a week or so and gave up. What they didn't realize

Rust isn't nearly as hard as it seems. Most people who think it is hard went up against it once or twice for a week or so and gave up. What they didn't realize is unlike some other hard languages (ie. C++) once you are over the initial learning curve, it is pretty smooth sailing, and it codes quite fast - almost like a higher level language. It has a very nice payback for the effort I think. I recommend the 2nd edition Oreilly book + writing lots of code for about a month or possibly two. After that, I think many will agree it isn't nearly as hard to write as they initially thought it would be. The biggest bonus: Writing Rust is very fun. I can't pinpoint why this is, but I totally understand why it keeps getting voted favorite language. A total joy to write.