Why not assembly? Not enough compile time checks, only runtime errors.
Why not go? Slower than rust. Type system is lacking.
Why not c? Not memory safe.
Why not c++? Also not memory safe.
Why not zig? Not memory safe.
Why rust? Fast, memory safe, type safe. Compiler pushes back on LLM hallucinations and errors.
Over time, security-critical and performance-critical projects will autonomously be rewritten in rust.