In the example of Rust:

    items.iter().enumerate().filter(|(_, i)| cond(i)).map(|(idx, i)| Pointer::idx(i, path, idx)).collect()

vs. Zig:

    while (i < cursors.len) {
        if (actual_index < arr.items.len) { cursors[i] = .{...}; i += 1; }
        else iteration.remove(i);
    }

I think you have to be a special kind of person to call Rust "more readable."

The thing about Rust is that if you can appreciate zero-cost abstractions on iterators then the language feels like the only right way to program. But many programmers either don't use this sort of programming at all, or don't care if it has a cost in languages like JS, Python, Java, etc.

Personally I like Zig a lot because it feels like you're doing low-level programming but without having to program C which is... well, https://xkcd.com/918/