The instant that you have hassle-free FFI, it seems like you've given up on memory safety. Heck, just yesterday I got a segfault in a Python project because a l

The instant that you have hassle-free FFI, it seems like you've given up on memory safety. Heck, just yesterday I got a segfault in a Python project because a library that I pulled in was just a wrapper for a faulty C module. You can have all the memory safety in the world within the bounds of your own language, but it mostly gives you an illusion of security if the common pattern in the community is to just wrap C libraries. Having FFI be a bit of a hassle can actually go a long way towards shaping the community towards stronger memory safety.