Despite the progress made over the last 24 months, I don't think Rust is ready for embedded primetime. Not to mention, the Rust learning curve is VERY steep for these guys coming from C.
Edit: to clarify ... I don't mean that they won't be able to understand the concepts ... I mean that they will lose a lot of productivity up front and won't appreciate the backend gains enough for there to be a political consensus to switch.
Edit: to clarify ... I don't mean that they won't be able to understand the concepts ... I mean that they will lose a lot of productivity up front and won't appreciate the backend gains enough for there to be a political consensus to switch.