Really? To me it was always a runtime VM done right! The .net CLR is much more stable, leak-proof, and performant in my experience. I have .net services that run on servers for years without ever being restarted.
Given that C# and "Rust" are neck and neck, I'd rather have a nice GC language to work with.
Given that C# and "Rust" are neck and neck, I'd rather have a nice GC language to work with.