  Rust is a young programming language gaining increased attention from
software developers since it was introduced to the world by Mozilla in 2010. In
this study, we attempt to answer several research questions. Does Rust deserve
such increased attention? What is there in Rust that is attracting programmers
to this new language? Safety and performance were among the very first promises
of Rust, as was claimed by its early developers. Is Rust a safe language with
high performance? Have these claims been achieved? To answer these questions,
we surveyed and analyzed recent research on Rust and research that benchmarks
Rust with other available prominent programming languages. The results show
that Rust deserves the increased interest by programmers, and recent
experimental results in benchmarking research show Rust's overall superiority
over other well-established languages in terms of performance, safety, and
security. Even though this study was not comprehensive (and more work must be
done in this area), it informs the programming and research communities on the
promising features of Rust as the language of choice for the future.
