[8jy89hui]

Rust feels like a really hard first-language. I can’t imagine recommending Rust to an excited upcoming programmer.

[berkes]

Agreed.

Rust forces you to do a lot of thing correct. But when learning the basics of programming, "correctness" is one of the least concerns. At that phase, it should be about getting an idea into a somewhat working state ASAP. Rust, while I love it, isn't great for that.