Understand what systems languages are, why they exist, and where each of the three fits. Build the mental framework for comparing them.
Here is the honest truth: stepping from Ruby into systems languages is the biggest mental shift you will make as a programmer. It is not like learning a new framework or even a ne…
Approach: READ cover-to-cover
Approach: SKIM chapters 1-8
Work through each item before the checkpoint.
Write a paragraph explaining when you would choose Go vs Rust vs Zig for a new project. Be specific about tradeoffs.
5 lessons. Read in order; spiral back when you need to. By the end you'll have used the core ideas twice — once on the abstract, once on something you'll meet at work next week.