If you have written code a lot in C/C++ and have battle scars with security and null pointer handling, then Rust is definitely a breath of fresh air.

Whats new is old. Ada was that breath of fresh air for me. Safety through a type system with built in concurrency since 1983. Spark gives you provable safe code.

It’s like driving stick your whole life in heavy traffic, and someone just handed you an automatic :)

Eh, depends on the vehicle (weight, gearing, tires). My 2006 Civic was a dog in traffic but my 2002 Pathfinder was a breeze.