# Rust is pretty good (Short thoughts on Rust)

> Source: <https://www.alexselimov.com/posts/thoughts_on_rust/>
> Published: 2024-04-10 01:31:01+00:00

In my current position I’ve had to swap to full time Rust development. After about 2 months of full time Rust development I think I’ll likely be developing projects in Rust in the future instead of C++ when performance is important. My reasons for this are primarily:
I think that point 3 is potentially the biggest factor for me as the C++ modern syntax is not what I would consider clean, especially if you are trying to use a more functional programming style. A simple example highlighting the difference: