Holly Cummins from Red Hat discusses the learning challenges associated with Rust, emphasizing its incredible efficiency but steep learning curve. She notes that even Rust advocates admit to its difficulty, leading her to question the assumption that lack of garbage collection directly correlates with performance. Cummins suggests that the addition of garbage collection could enhance Rust's usability, making it more accessible while still retaining its performance benefits. This perspective highlights a potential path for Rust's growth and adoption among developers who find it initially intimidating.
Rust has a reputation for being really hard to learn. It's a language that's incredibly efficient but difficult to be widely adopted due to its steep learning curve.
If we start with the assumption that not having garbage collection makes a language performant, what happens if we add garbage collection to Rust? It turns out, Rust becomes much easier to use.
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