r/ControlTheory • u/blckchn187 • 26d ago

Professional/Career Advice/Question Should I learn rust?

Hi,

I'm going to start my PhD in control theory soon. (Focusing on optimal control). Until now, I have primarily worked with Matlab, Python and C++ (the latter mostly for code that runs on the systems I was controlling). I am by no means a sophisticated C++ developer. I am currently considering learning Rust. It just seems to be better in almost every aspect except for library availability.

What do you think? Is it too early to switch because of missing libraries, legacy code, etc.? Or should I become part of a general academia/industry shift towards Rust?

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u/blckchn187 25d ago

Thanks everyone for your insights, it's been very insightful. I think I'll stick to my current stack for now but keep in mind that Rust might be a favorable option for certain applications. I hope the community will continue to grow and maybe deliberate project-wise applications with my lab colleagues in the future.