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Subpar debugging experience

6/10 Medium

Rust's debugging story represents a significant non-trivial problem for developers, with 19.90% reporting it as a big problem. This issue slipped from 2nd to 4th place in priority ranking from 2024 to 2025.

Rust
Category
dx
Workaround
null
Stage
debug
Freshness
declining
Scope
language
Upstream
open
Recurring
Yes
Buyer Type
team
Maintainer
active

Sources

Collection History

Query: “What are the most common pain points with Rust for developers in 2025?”3/30/2026

High disk space usage and a subpar debugging experience were also top complaints, with 22.24% and 19.90% of developers citing them as big problems.

Created: 3/30/2026Updated: 3/30/2026