Here is a newbie's take on Zig vs Rust:

Zig code can be more flexible, but toolchain is not mature enough so that it's not very friendly to newbie. Great potential.

Rust code is not as flexible and the type system is very strict. However, it has a good toolchain. With the help of GPT, I can write code.

There is a saying that don't use Rust for your next start up. It is largely true pre GPT era because figuring out a Rust compiling error is very time consuming. However, with GPT4, most compilation error can be addressed in seconds.

Great Compiler (formal semantics) + Great AI (lossy search) can make magic happen.

P.S. Writing low level code is super satisfying