> A little appreciated fact: Rust was largely built by students, and many of them interned at Mozilla.
The article doesn't mention it but this is of course a very good long term strategy. Things students learn during their formative years at university will bear fruit once they enter the work force.
How many of those students are now at or about to enter important positions in the industry?
Do you think Java could have become this big if it wasn't teached at so many universities at the entry level?