Systems programming is about very precisely specifying all aspects of the program down to the lifetimes and sizes of all variables, so that the compiler can mak

Systems programming is about very precisely specifying all aspects of the program down to the lifetimes and sizes of all variables, so that the compiler can make advanced optimization decisions that result in fast and compact binaries. All that specification comes with a lot of syntax, and some of it can be inscrutable considering the limited character set we're working with. That's how you get things like the turbofish, but it's there for a reason.