“The world’s most-loved programming language” according to Clive Thompson of MIT Technology Review, is Rust. Rust is a low-level programming language that has been taking the coding world by storm since 2010. It is an all-purpose language known for being fast and efficient as well as secure. On paper, there’s not much that Rust can’t do when it comes to programming. Need to build an operating system? Try Rust. Need to build a video game? Try Rust. Need to develop a full stack website? Try Rust.

Rust is similar to languages like C and C++, but is newer, faster, and higher performing. Since 2016, it has been Stack Overflow’s “most-admired language” and shows no signs of slowing down. Like many great languages, Rust has great community support and plenty of learning resources to aid in the learning experience.

However, there is a downside to all the awesome-ness and it comes in the form of compile time errors. Because of strict typing system and the commitment to memory safety which are all enforced at compile time, it is not unusual to get errors often.

That being said, the future is bright for Rust and it seems like the sky may just be the limit. Over time, more libraries will be created and continued community support will drive popularity and access. This is one kind of Rust we won’t be trying to shake off.