I really want to like Rust. Every time I try to use Rust on a project, I end up down a rabbit hole of internet arguments and unnecessary drama. When I finally give up on Rust, I find I can accomplish the same task in a fraction of the time with a more mature language. At this point, I think Rust is best reserved for very narrow use cases that can be shown to fit neatly within Rust's current ecosystem before coding begins.

Rust is a macrocosm of a phenomenon I've noticed in my own career: My productivity is inversely proportional to how dogmatically "correct" I'm trying to be with my implementation. The Rust community embodies many of the negative aspects of perfectionism that tend to stall real world progress. That perfectionism doesn't necessarily carry over to your code, but I find myself wondering if I'm doing things "the right way" far more in Rust than other languages.

Some growing pains are normal for any community. I really hope the Rust community can settle into a healthy environment. Until then, I'll reserve Rust for only smaller projects where I can afford to bail and rewrite in another language if it starts to spiral in complexity.