> I'd have expected Rust proponents to have a link on-hand for this to
  > a guide that teaches this stuff in a way to reduce the effect. 

I mean, yeah, I can link you to several. But reading a bunch of rules isn't the same as programming with them for a long time. Even once you understand the rules, the compiler will still catch you. If humans could reliably program safely without the compiler being involved, well, Rust wouldn't need to exist; C and C++ code would be written in a safe way.

Anyway, like I said, I'm doing my best. More experience reports is the only way that I can do that, basically :)