[estefan]

I've literally just started learning Rust after following it for a few years. I wanted a language that was type-safe and produced binaries to simplify deployment. I chose Rust over Go because I wanted a functional language with generics. Go's repetitiveness regarding error handling just put me off.

I've tried learning C/C++ at several times but I just don't have the inclination to have to bother about null-terminating strings, etc in 2016. I don't mind spending a little more time getting something to compile if it prevents silly mistakes.

Having said all that, it's obviously too early for me to say whether I like Rust. I'm picking it up pretty quickly since I know FP thanks to Scala, but I'll see how much time I spend fighting the borrow checker.