The amount of contributors is a totally meaningless metric. 1. Not every contributor contributes equally. Some contributors work full time on the project, som

The amount of contributors is a totally meaningless metric. 1. Not every contributor contributes equally. Some contributors work full time on the project, some work a few hours a month. 2. The amount of contributors says nothing about what resources are actually required. Rust is, no doubt, a more complex language than go and is also evolving faster. 3. The amount of contributors says nothing about the amount of contributors maintaining very niche parts of the ecosystem.