- The syntax is clunky, but it's not a deal breaker, and it will be more familiar to our target audience. If there are any areas in which this is still true, I

- The syntax is clunky, but it's not a deal breaker, and it will be more familiar to our target audience. If there are any areas in which this is still true, I urge you to value "familiarity" less. As I get older and older, I realize how long software timescales can be. In 40 years, people will still be programming in Rust, and nobody will remember why the syntax started out clunky. :-)