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> Doesn't the fungus get its name from the oxidized metal though and not the other way around? Huh, apparently so! So Rust-the-language isn't necessarily named
by Twisol 6y ago
> Doesn't the fungus get its name from the oxidized metal though and not the other way around?
Huh, apparently so! So Rust-the-language isn't necessarily named after oxidized metal, but it _is_ named after something that's named after oxidized metal.
- agumonkey 6y agoAnd what's the relationship between the programming language and fungi ? is it a root growing invading the world concept ? is it a pun on 'fun'-'gi' ?
- steveklabnik 6y agohttps://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/27jvdt/internet_archaeology_the_definitive_endall_source/ https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/27jvdt/internet_archa... is the primary source here. Quotes: > <graydon> fungi are amazingly robust > <graydon> to start, they are distributed organisms. not single cellular, but also no single point of failure. However, I will note that graydon uses words like "I think I" and "I remember kinda" and everyone says "yes this means this is 100% the source of the name" whereas I take it to be like, "this is one of many reasons that Rust is named Rust." You also have to remember that Rust was a very different language in many senses back when Graydon was choosing the name, so allusions may not make sense now but may have then. Early Rust was much more erlang-like, which may make the above feel more relevant.