How many percent of all errors are memory safety errors? Why did Google choose C/C++ for Fuchsia after evaluating also Rust? How come, Actix announced a new version with memory leaks fixed?
>> Rust is an overwhelmingly better language than Java or Go
100% agreed
>> and the world would be a better place if Rust were to displace them.
Rust needs a standard lib like Go or ecosystem like Java. Production stuff needs to be stable. Especially Go gets this right.
Rust with a standard lib like Go could rule the business apps world. But Rust doesn't even include an async runtime. It's not a problem, if Rust wants to stay in the niche where it is. Also, Rust advocates should not wonder why the adoption in the general purpose web space is far below its potential.