Comment by eikenberry
1 year ago
It seems like your first paragraph answers the question in the second. If it is harder to use and learn then that reduces the value of free software released using it as that software is then harder to modify, fix, contribute to, etc. The tradeoff for Rust being hard should be more security and fewer bugs. The additional cost here, and the one that the OP is probably annoyed with, is that it moves away from the languages/platforms that MS has traditionally used and that developers who work on that platform expect.
Is Rust harder than C++?
If the OP already knows C++ then it would obviously be harder for them. Given the nature of their post, this was my interpretation.
It's harder to do simple things and easier to do complicated things.
No.
Yes.
That answer lacks some nuance Yes, it is harder to get a Rust program to compile. But it also is easier to accomplish the desired task safely