Why I don't love Rust (either)

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A detailed critique of Rust's design decisions from a developer who uses it regularly. Covers syntax inconsistencies, control flow complexity, error handling trade-offs, implicit closure captures, language bloat through intrinsics, unpredictable code generation, unsafe code semantics, async/await color problems, and ecosystem fragmentation. Argues that while Rust offers benefits over C++, it makes compromises that create friction in real-world systems programming.

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