Rust is growing in popularity and hype but we should be cautious about overselling it. I can already hear the rustaceans sharpening their claws, but hear me out. As rust evangelists, we need to be vigilant around over-hyping, or rather overselling, the language as it can be intimidating and off-putting to potential adopters and I hope I can provide a unique perspective.
I agree that some of the rhetoric can be off-putting, and it put me off personally for a long time. I think we should let the results speak for themselves -- there's an impressive and solid ecosystem of high-quality software, and there's more every day. That should be enough to sell it on its merits without being a little too forceful. I think the Linux kernel is taking the right approach on this too.
Thanks for taking the time to have a read! You and I could not agree more. I am really stoked whenever I see something working in production and folks embracing new ideas.
Off topic, does anybody else dislike the AI generated blog illustrations such as in TFA?
Yes, they're often quite uncanny and turn me off. Then again, I don't like off-topic stock photos either. I'd rather see no images than either.
Yea, I am not sure I will continue to use them but they are really fun to generate. That reminds me I should probably add a disclaimer there