Rust has an interesting relationship with cognitive load. At first, it is fairly high. But then, at some point, stuff just clicks and it drops dramatically. How long that takes depends on the person, they’re background, how much support they have, etc. As a random anecdote, we had a team at work who started a Rust project, and it took them a month or two to get going. Now they’re sailing quite smoothly. (We have other teams as well but I’m only really familiar with the process for one of them.)
The reason for this is that you have to learn to work with the compiler and its rules. At first, that’s a struggle. But later, it’s just helpful, and you have to think about things way less because the compiler is helping you keep track of them. It’s like a pair programmer.
The reason for this is that you have to learn to work with the compiler and its rules. At first, that’s a struggle. But later, it’s just helpful, and you have to think about things way less because the compiler is helping you keep track of them. It’s like a pair programmer.