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From Carbon's FAQ[1]:

> Why not Rust? If you can use Rust, ignore Carbon.

So that's probably one reason.

[1]: https://github.com/carbon-language/carbon-lang/blob/trunk/do...

Sometimes it's hard to distinguish trolls from legitimate seekers of knowledge. I'd rather feed a troll than starve a student,

1. Carbon does not aim to replace C. It targets C++ devs. 2. Carbon is still just an idea. Well, more than an idea, but less than ready. 3. Carbon is meant for people who cannot move to something like Rust. They don't intend to compete in enviroments that have modern options.

Not OP, also I don't know if is sarcasm or not, but Carbon is just too new, I would understand somehow if you asked about Zig, but isn't also mature enough.

> if you asked about Zig, but isn't also mature enough

If you want maturity, use C. The nice thing about Zig is it's a "better C" with better interoperability & less complexity compared to Rust. Here's someone who has rewritten keyboard firmware from Rust to Zig.

https://kevinlynagh.com/rust-zig/