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> Rust chose to call its [package] format "crates". This reflects the language's industrial roots and the humble, blue collar town of its sponsor: Mountain View

> Rust chose to call its [package] format "crates". This reflects the language's industrial roots and the humble, blue collar town of its sponsor: Mountain View, California. Nice :)

kibwen 10y ago
The terminology there was actually inspired by the fact that Grayson Hoare would walk to work along the docks in Vancouver, passing the shipping crates as he went.
- kibwen 10y ago
  s/Grayson/Graydon. I blame autocorrect. :P