[CodeGlitch]

> and other “boring” languages that are probably older than some of the people who read HN

I can't remember who said this, but "use boring technology" is a well used strategy. Why take the risk with a new programming language when they old ones are well understood and offer a large hiring pool?

I won't be taking the time to learn rust until the jobs are there for them. It's a chicken and egg problem I know.