I second this as a possible alternative. I feel like both are good to learn. Since starting with C++ I feel like i have become a much better programmer, more so than when I was using python, java or C#. It forces you to solve problems that are always there, but are usually abstracted away.
Learning Rust afterwards is good, too, because you might understand how to write good, safe code already, making the safeties Rust provides more useful.
Learning Rust afterwards is good, too, because you might understand how to write good, safe code already, making the safeties Rust provides more useful.