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Rust developers have three big worries – survey - Artiverse
The other biggest worries were that Rust may become too complex (41.6% in 2025 versus 45.2% in 2024) and that the developers and maintainers of Rust are not properly supported (38.4% in 2025 versus 35.4% in 2024). The survey also asked developers which aspects of Rust present non-trivial problems to their programming productivity. Here slow compilation led the way, with 27.9% of developers saying slow compilation was a big problem and 54.68% saying that compilation could be improved but did not limit them. 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. … - Generic const expressions was the leading unimplemented or nightly-only feature that respondents in 2025 were looking to see stabilized, with 18.35% saying the feature would unblock their use case and 41.53% saying it would improve their code.
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High disk space usage
6High disk space consumption is a significant non-trivial problem affecting Rust developers' productivity. 22.24% of developers report it as a big problem limiting their work.
Subpar debugging experience
6Rust'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.
Lack of generic const expressions feature
5Generic const expressions is the leading unimplemented/nightly-only feature blocking Rust development. 18.35% of developers say it would unblock their use case and 41.53% say it would improve their code.
Insufficient support for Rust developers and maintainers
438.4% of Rust developers worry that Rust developers and maintainers are not properly supported, indicating concern about the sustainability and resource allocation of the language ecosystem.
Language complexity growth concerns
441.6% of Rust developers worry that Rust may become too complex, indicating concern about the language's trajectory and maintainability as it evolves.
Limited industry adoption of Rust
342.1% of Rust developers are concerned that Rust does not get enough usage in the tech industry, despite the language's benefits. This remains the top worry among developers.