Why Rust Programming Language Became the Most Loved Developer Choice (5 Years Running!)

Remember when everyone said C++ would rule systems programming forever? Yeah, that aged about as well as MySpace.

After a decade of wrestling with segfaults and memory leaks, I finally dove into Rust. The result? I'm never going back. And apparently, neither is anyone else - Stack Overflow just crowned Rust the "most loved" language for the FIFTH year straight.

Here's what blew my mind:

Discord cut their servers from hundreds to just 5 (not a typo!)

Senior Rust devs pulling $300K+ at FAANG

Microsoft rewriting Windows kernel components in Rust

70% of security bugs just... disappear

What's in the full article:

• Real performance benchmarks (Rust vs C++ vs Go)
• Complete salary breakdown by US tech hub
• Working code examples you can actually use
• Why companies like AWS hired entire Rust teams
• Honest learning curve assessment (spoiler: it's rough but worth it)

I spent weeks researching, benchmarking, and talking to Rust devs across Silicon Valley to understand why this language has developers absolutely obsessed.

Read the full deep dive here →