Rust is general purpose. You can use it for anything. But use the best tool for ...

cies · 2025-09-24T10:13:50 1758708830

Okay, Rust is general purpose enough...

But is it general audience? (can every Py/PHP/JS/TS/Java/C# dev become productive in it quickly?)

Also: if you want quick (re)compiles on a larger codebase, Rust is not for you.

ModernMech · 2025-09-24T13:09:22 1758719362

I would say yes. I have experience teaching Rust to ~20 yo students of Java, and they are able to be productive in Rust within a semester. Your median Java and C# dev should be able to use Rust. Dunno about Python devs.

cies · 2025-09-24T15:31:32 1758727892

Sure they can use it, and learn it in a semester.

Also: good you use Rust in teaching!

But I want a fast on-ramp, quick iterations and clean looking code. (and went with Kotlin because of that -- I like Rust more myself, but I have a business to run, so tradeoffs)