I'm looking for a language with the performance of C++ and the ease of Python, and I've been constantly told that Rust fits that spec.<p>I'll look into Zig, but I'm hesitant about using languages that nobody has ever heard of. Especially for a project that I might release as open-source.
rust feels like java. casting from useless type ad nauseam. heavy reliance on IDE for all the ergonomic annoyances. cargo downloading the world.<p>honestly, truly modern C might be what you're looking for.
All author's points are absolutely spot on and articulate everything I feel about the language also. They should rename it to "tar", as in "tar pit".