[steveklabnik]

We're in the process of addressing discoverability of the crates.io ecosystem, which led to this RFC: https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs/pull/1824

A quote from it:

> By far, the most common attribute people said they considered in the survey was whether a crate had good documentation. Frequently mentioned when discussing documentation was the desire to quickly find an example of how to use the crate.

Open source projects, in a sense, are like startups: if you want to acquire users, your users have to be able to understand the product! A deeply impressive technical project is, well, impressive, but if nobody can figure out how to use it, it's not going to see nearly as much uptake as a technology that's got a clear and easy way to use it.

There's secondary effects too: a project with a slick website like this makes people take it more seriously. It's less likely that someone who put this much effort in is just going to drop it immediately, though of course, that's not an absolute rule.

TL;DR: developers are users too. Developer marketing matters!

[CorvusCrypto]

Can I just say, I cannot applaud you enough (nor other contributors to rust) for how much you care about developer opinions and ease of their introduction to the language and subsequent use! I freaking love you guys.