Java and C# runtimes are getting memory safety at the cost of RAM usage in runtime, to lesser extent CPU overhead in runtime. Rust is getting memory safety at t

Java and C# runtimes are getting memory safety at the cost of RAM usage in runtime, to lesser extent CPU overhead in runtime. Rust is getting memory safety at the cost of cognitive load of developers. Due to this tradeoff, by design Rust is extremely hard to use. Some people still learn the language despite the learning curve, then fall to sunk cost fallacy. Another thing, it’s obvious people who designed Rust liked functional programming, so Rust attracts FP programmers. In the online communities, functional programmers are known for over-the-top evangelism for decades now.