I am sorry that Rust isn't for you. There is beauty in a systems programming language, but you have to be willing to think as a systems programmer. That's not for everybody.
This is getting pretty funny. In this branch of the thread alone, I've seen the defenses of: (1) "Rust is fine, you're just expecting the affordances of a GC language." (2) "Rust is fine, you're just expecting the affordances of Haskell," and now (3) "Rust is fine, you're just not used to systems programming"
It's okay if your language has problems (I have plenty of criticisms of my favorite languages), but I find it odd and concerning how frequently I've seen Rust programmers try to deflect instead of engaging in criticism.
I actually have a huge systems programming background and identify as a systems programmer. C and C++ by and large do not have the problems I've written about. These things are Rust problems, not systems problems.
