[aaronsnoswell]

"How is Go or Rust better than C C++ Ruby Python Lisps Java Smalltalk Erlang and whatnot." - sure fire way to start a flame war with programmers ;)

[bjz_]

I would expect most rusticians would give you a reasonably balanced reply. Rust sidesteps lots of issues with other languages whilst getting their advantages, but it pays for this in different ways (eg. learning curve, composibility, and incremental compile times).