[jandrese]

But the issue with Rust ins't the syntax, it's where you need to change your entire thought model to match what Rust expects.

Well, ok, the syntax can be pretty horrific at times, but going to something Java-like doesn't seem like much improvement.

[tbodt]

This isn't really intended to be used for any actual code, it's just a fun exercise.

[mmirate]

The issue contrariwise with most other languages that can achieve similar performance characteristics as Rust, is that if you don't think about your code in a similar level of detail as the Rust compiler can "think" about Rust code ... then you get undefined behavior, memory leaks, and all sorts of really exciting run-time bugs that your tests may or may not detect.