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In early 2023 I started hearing about this language Rust starting to be introduced to the kernel for improved memory safety. This got my attention, because at the time I was still quite hesitant of working with C/C++ for anything complicated. Too many ways for things to go wrong I thought.
This hesitation about C, and every programmers desire for a fast, compiled language lead me to start learning the basics of Rust. I was immediately impressed with the language, compiler, and the community. Everything you've heard about is true. A massive pain in the butt, but incredibly rewarding. Who knew a mashup between Python, C, and Haskell would lead to something amazing?