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If you can learn to read int (*funcs[])(void*, void*), you can learn to read Rust.

Caring about the syntax of a programming language is a sign that you haven't properly engaged with it. While not completely unimportant, what matters at the end of the day is the languages semantics. If you program in rust for more than 'a few hours' you will stop thinking about the syntax directly. Trust me, I do a fair bit of work in the cmake language, you can learn to work with any syntax.

Yeah, after working so long with the elegant simplicity of C and C++, I just don't think I can tolerate a crappy hacked together language like Rust.

Skill issue.

If you're trying to write C code in Rust for a few hours you haven't really given it a proper go. You're just fighting the compiler. Believe me, I've been there. It was just the learning curve before I put aside my pride and adjusted how I wrote code.

It's ok. It seems a bit ad-hoc to me compared to some of the higher-level academic languages I like (Haskell, Scala, Clojure, Chapel, etc). It's much simpler than C++, and more expressive than C though.

Coming from managed languages I found syntax weird, but got more comfortable in few days 🤷‍♂️ If you're used to one language, then usually the other looks weird initially