"Rust's compiler prevents common bugs" So does skill. No offense to you, but, this trope is getting so tiresome. If you like the language then go ahead and use it. What is it with the rust crowd that they have to come acrosslike people trying to convert your religion at your front door?
You can do that in Rust with the unsafe keyword
but that's just a choice whereas in C you have no choice but write flawless code.