Why I Like Rust Better Than Python
2Systems Engineering: Rust vs Python Analysis
Core Principle: Delete What You Know
Technology requires constant reassessment. Six-month deprecation cycle for skills/tools.
Memory Safety Architecture
• Compile-time memory validation
• Zero-cost abstractions eliminate GC overhead
• Production metrics: 30% CPU reduction vs Python servicesPerformance Characteristics
• Default performance matters (electric car vs 1968 Suburban analogy)
• No GIL bottleneck = true parallelism
• Direct hardware access capability
• Deterministic operation timingConcurrency Engineering
• Type system prevents race conditions by design
• Real parallel processing vs Python's IO-bound concurrency
• Async/await with actual hardware utilizationType System Benefits
• Compilation = runtime validation
• No 3AM TypeError incidents
• Superior to Python's bolt-on typing (Pydantic)
• IDE integration for systems developmentPackage Management Infrastructure
• Cargo: deterministic dependency resolution
• Single source of truth vs Python's fragmented ecosystem (venv/conda/poetry)
• Eliminates "works on my machine" syndromeSystems Programming Capabilities
• Zero-overhead FFI
• Embedded systems support
• Kernel module development potentialProduction Architecture
• Native cross-compilation (x86/ARM)
• Minimal runtime footprint
• Docker images: 10MB vs Python's 200MBEngineering Productivity
• Built-in tooling (rustfmt, clippy)
• First-class documentation
• IDE support for systems developmentCloud-Native Development
• AWS Lambda core uses Rust
• Cost optimization through CPU/memory efficiency
• Growing ML/LLM ecosystemSystems Design Philosophy
• "Wash the Cup" principle: Build once, maintain forever
• Compiler-driven refactoring
• Technical debt caught at compile-time
• 80% reduction in runtime issuesDeployment Architecture
• Single binary deployment
• Cross-compilation support
• ECR storage reduction: 95%
• Elimination of dependency hellPython's Appropriate Use Cases
• Standard library utilities
• Quick scripts without dependencies
• Notebook experimentation
• Not suited for production-scale systemsKey Insight
Production systems demand predictable performance, memory safety, and deployment certainty. Rust delivers these by design.
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