Rust is mainstream on HN, not in the real world. Because "Uber" or whatever unicorns uses it doesn't make you mainstream.
https://madnight.github.io/githut/#/pull_requests/2020/4 - Rust is barely reaching 1%.
Rust is getting more and more prevalent and I'm saying that as a person that has barely worked in only one SV company for the last 5 years.
I'm working outside the mainstream companies and I'm still seeing Rust gathering mindshare all the time wherever I go. And I'm not even hired for Rust positions.
Anecdotal for sure, I'll agree, but your observation is no less anecdotal than mine.
Rust brings very real advantages to the table and seeing people rebelling against it only on principle (and not on merit) is getting increasingly baffling. Feels like an emotional rebellion versus resistance based on facts and merit.
> Anecdotal for sure, I'll agree, but your observation is no less anecdotal than mine.
I haven't seen Rust in any "top X language" news. Prove me wrong.
Even if I found a study that corroborated my observation I'd still not trust it. I don't make a habit out of supporting dubious studies only because they support my point of view.
From what I've seen for 19 years of career, most working programmers refuse to participate in such studies.
Hence I don't trust them either way. They work with a non-representative sample of the population. Not a big enough sample for the study to be valid.
https://insights.stackoverflow.com/survey/2020#technology-mo...
I prefer to look around -- this has always been giving me much more objective info throughout my entire career.
I get your skepticism but you are not arguing in good faith. I already asserted that to me those language popularity contests are dubious and non-representative.
If you disagree with that premise then we have zero common ground and can't discuss the topic. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Of course, you don't have any argument, so you're posturing and running away. Very immature.