I am confused. Is this article in favor of Rust or does it complaint Rust is over hyped?
People today might not know that at the time, Microsoft introduced a whole new "app framework" every other year. People stuck coding for Windows were perpetually needing to get "certified" on the new thing. The New Thing was invariably horrendous. (Really, people paid to get certification as qualified to code for Windows! I am not joking.)
Comparing your thing to Java is not a good look.