Rust developers worry the programming language will get ...

Rust developers are worried the programming language may become too complex and that its popularity in the tech industry doesn’t quite meet expectations, according to new research. The Rust Project surveyed 9,710 developers worldwide, with the US, Germany, China and the UK accounting for almost half of respondents. ... ## Rust is a difficult programming language to learn However, the survey did identify less positive feedback. Of the survey respondents who did not use Rust, 31% said it was because it was ‘too difficult’ to learn or that it would take too long. Of the former Rust users who participated in the 2023 survey, 24% cited difficulty as the primary reason for giving up - although this does mark a drop from 30% last year. When asked ‘what are your biggest worries for the future of Rust?’ the majority (43%) were worried about Rust becoming too complex at 43% — up from 37% in 2022. Meanwhile 42% of respondents were concerned about a low level of Rust usage in the tech industry and 32% of respondents in 2023 were worried about Rust developers and maintainers not being properly supported. ##### RELATED WHITEPAPER ... When asked what features that Rust users want to be implemented or improved, 20% of respondents said that they wanted Rust to slow down the development of new features, which the report said “likely goes hand in hand with the previously mentioned worry that Rust becomes too complex”.