Rust developers have three big worries – survey

The 2025 State of Rust Survey, based on 7,156 responses collected in late 2025, reveals that while 57.6% of Rust developers are satisfied with the language's pace of evolution, three major concerns dominate: insufficient industry adoption (42.1%), growing language complexity (41.6%), and inadequate support for maintainers (38.4%). Slow compilation remains the top productivity pain point, cited as a big problem by 27.9% of respondents. On the positive side, daily usage is up to 55.1%, productivity satisfaction rose to 56.8%, and 84.8% of professional Rust users say it helps them achieve their goals. Linux dominates as both the development and target platform, and VS Code is the most popular IDE at 51.6% usage.