It may help to remember that the previous go-to language for scientists was Fortran. Of course, not all scientists, but a very much alive subset that still use

It may help to remember that the previous go-to language for scientists was Fortran. Of course, not all scientists, but a very much alive subset that still use it today. I'm a data scientist and I know Rust. Though, to be fair, I'm probably not the type the article is describing.