> because why else would I use a systems programming language if I wasn't doing funky stuff with memory? We use Rust for regular boring old backend servers at

> because why else would I use a systems programming language if I wasn't doing funky stuff with memory? We use Rust for regular boring old backend servers at work. Not for speed or efficiency either. Rust doesn't need to be just a hot mess of memory manipulation (and you're never going to learn it like that) If you want to learn it, don't do the weird stuff first, it'll just be confusing