I'm curious - in both of those articles Joel uses the expression "software doesn't rust", to make fun of Netscape.. is that where the name for the Rust language came from?
The name has multiple origins, Graydon notoriously gave a different story each time he was asked.
One of the origins mentioned is that Graydon thought that rusts (a kind of mushroom) were pretty cool (they are! they have a super complex lifecycle and it's pretty interesting).
Another is that Rust is actually not something with new concepts in it, everything in Rust is a very well established concept from earlier PL research, Rust just packages them nicely.
I noticed that too and was curious. A quick search doesn't say that's where it came from, but I agree it would be ironic. Maybe that planted a seed in someone's mind.
One of the origins mentioned is that Graydon thought that rusts (a kind of mushroom) were pretty cool (they are! they have a super complex lifecycle and it's pretty interesting).
Another is that Rust is actually not something with new concepts in it, everything in Rust is a very well established concept from earlier PL research, Rust just packages them nicely.