[Twisol]

> Doesn't the fungus get its name from the oxidized metal though and not the other way around?

Huh, apparently so! So Rust-the-language isn't necessarily named after oxidized metal, but it _is_ named after something that's named after oxidized metal.

[agumonkey]

And what's the relationship between the programming language and fungi ? is it a root growing invading the world concept ? is it a pun on 'fun'-'gi' ?

[steveklabnik]

https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/27jvdt/internet_archa... is the primary source here. Quotes:

> <graydon> fungi are amazingly robust

> <graydon> to start, they are distributed organisms. not single cellular, but also no single point of failure.

However, I will note that graydon uses words like "I think I" and "I remember kinda" and everyone says "yes this means this is 100% the source of the name" whereas I take it to be like, "this is one of many reasons that Rust is named Rust."

You also have to remember that Rust was a very different language in many senses back when Graydon was choosing the name, so allusions may not make sense now but may have then. Early Rust was much more erlang-like, which may make the above feel more relevant.