I tend to agree, but in this case I think it's okay. The runtime of the web (the primary target of most js today) is a very different animal to more traditional

I tend to agree, but in this case I think it's okay. The runtime of the web (the primary target of most js today) is a very different animal to more traditional runtimes. It is a "gooey" place and highly specialized and just...weird. What other environment pulls components and data from around the world at runtime? It's also tempting to think that Rust is just better than Javascript for the web too, and you can target the browser with a WASM bundle. I think that's wrong, too. The developer story in the web is weird, but it works and you give up a lot by using WASM. I also think from a societal standpoint (un-obfuscated) Javascript is the healthier choice, since it lets people learn from each other. So, basically: yes, Rome, a dev tool, will be written in Rust, and it will help people write better Javascript, and that's okay.