> I argue that Rust’s success is social in nature. My hot take: Rust’s popularity does not come from its technical merits. This is very true: Rust has found su

> I argue that Rust’s success is social in nature. My hot take: Rust’s popularity does not come from its technical merits. This is very true: Rust has found success because it arrived at the good time, in the good niche and pushed by the good people. Obviously it has technical merits because else it would not have succeeded, but its success compared to other languages that have also technical merits is based on other reasons