> So I went digging around a bit and I found that apparently only something like 16% of people who use Rust use it for work. That essentially makes Rust a hobby

> So I went digging around a bit and I found that apparently only something like 16% of people who use Rust use it for work. That essentially makes Rust a hobby language, does it not? So, less people use it = hobby? How does that work? There are way more web developers than Linux kernel developers. Does that make it a hobby? > That's crazy, considering ever since it's release Rust was consistently voted "most loved" language on Stackoverflow annual survey And do the most highly rated movies always have the most revenue? How is it related? ... By now there are plenty of important systems written in Rust. That doesn't mean there are a lot of them. Either way it has nothing to do with being a hobby or not. Popularity and importance aren't related.