the number of people who have left the rust project due to burnout is shockingly high. the number of people in the project who are close to burnout is also shockingly high.

this post is about myself, but it’s not just about myself. i’m not going to name names because either you know what i’m talking about, in which case you know at least five people matching this description, or you don’t, in which case sorry but you’re not the target audience. consider, though, that the project has been around for 15 years, and compare that to the average time a maintainer has been active …

The author doesn’t seem like a big fan of capital letters…

  • modev
    42·
    10 months ago

    I noticed that Rust makes me more tired than JavaScript, C, or even C# (which I hate). I think this is related to its complexity and some undefined state of mind every time. The compiler is boring, and things behind the scenes are boring. At least you want to switch to something more simple and clear like JS or C.

    • Lmaydev
      1·
      10 months ago

      Can I ask why you hate C#? It’s one of my favourite languages personally.