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> you folks are getting into "vegan" or "CrossFit" territory with this thing.

It's more like CRISPR for our industry. Or the invention of the seat belt. Safe and modern, when you typically had to choose just one. You wouldn't go calling those seat belt people crazy, would you?

It also comes at a time where the scripting, dynamic types, and bad package managers are coming under increased scrutiny. The culmination of so many headwinds meets a language that addresses all of the problems.

Rust should eat Python, Ruby, and Javascript too. It's not just coming for C++'s lunch.