I’ve done a decent amount of low level code - (never written a driver but I’m still young). The vast majority of it can be safe, and call into unsafe wrapped when needed. My experience is that a very very small amount of stuff actually needs unsafe and the only reason the unsafe C code is used is because it’s possible not because it’s necessary.
It is interesting how many very experienced programmers have not yet learned your lesson, so you may be young but you are doing very well indeed. Kudos.
Either way, the point you are making is an excellent one. Discipline makes for better programming, and to not use the features available to you is very often the right choice.
