Every language has its own merits, there's no single language that's universally the best for every task.
With that said, C++ and Rust both occupy similar domains (high-performance, low-level, often interacts with OS syscalls or hardware).
Pros of C++:
- More mature, excellent library ecosystem, decades of code to reference from.
- Syntax is arguably easier to read and write
- It's very popular (top 6th language on GitHub), lots of talent to hire from.
Pros of Rust:
- Memory safety, it's much harder to introduce bugs of a certain type.
- The borrow checker makes it easier to reason about lifetimes of objects.
- Cargo is great for pulling in libraries (just needs more of them).
For me personally (graphics / game-dev), cost and speed of development is the deciding factor. I use both: C++ by default, and Rust for low-level, safety-critical code.
With that said, C++ and Rust both occupy similar domains (high-performance, low-level, often interacts with OS syscalls or hardware).
Pros of C++:
- More mature, excellent library ecosystem, decades of code to reference from.
- Syntax is arguably easier to read and write
- It's very popular (top 6th language on GitHub), lots of talent to hire from.
Pros of Rust:
- Memory safety, it's much harder to introduce bugs of a certain type.
- The borrow checker makes it easier to reason about lifetimes of objects.
- Cargo is great for pulling in libraries (just needs more of them).
For me personally (graphics / game-dev), cost and speed of development is the deciding factor. I use both: C++ by default, and Rust for low-level, safety-critical code.