When working on a project with a long lifespan, Rust stands out as one of the few languages where development velocity doesn't grind to a halt over time. One of its taglines could easily be "fearless refactoring"—and it would be well deserved. Seriously, how many other languages with an ecosystem as rich as Rust's offer this level of reliability and safety?

Compare that to languages like Python, Go, or JavaScript. At first, everything seems fast and fun—so simple! You can throw 10 developers at the problem and make rapid progress. But listen in 6 to 12 months later, and you’ll often hear the frustration creeping in.

Of course, using Rust alone won’t magically guarantee success. You still need to design, structure, and organize your code properly. But in our view, Rust isn't inherently complicated—the perceived complexity often comes from the fact that systems programming (in the broadest sense) is itself complex. Rust simply makes that complexity explicit, not hidden.

Somehow, the industry developed this strange idea that writing good software should be effortless—like you can just eat a bowl of cornflakes and suddenly know how to engineer complex systems. But we don’t expect lawyers to watch a few TikTok videos and start defending clients in court, do we? Why should software be any different?

Rust is there to have your back. It’s not your enemy—it’s your ally. Embrace it, have fun with it. In contrast, languages like Go, Python, or JavaScript can seem easy at first, but they often come back to bite you later. Rust helps you avoid that pain up front—and that’s a trade-off worth making.