> others are just batshit-crazy from my pov (the macro system for instance) Ah yes, I won't disagree here; macros get very complex very fast. It's one of the m

> others are just batshit-crazy from my pov (the macro system for instance) Ah yes, I won't disagree here; macros get very complex very fast. It's one of the more undercooked parts of Rust. > e.g. I don't really see the usefulness of async-await in a systems programming language This really depends on the task, but honestly it is genuinely useful. Even in places you wouldn't expect, e.g. in embedded: https://github.com/embassy-rs/embassy https://github.com/embassy-rs/embassy And AFAIK there are plans to use async Rust in the Linux kernel.