[drewbug01]

If given the choice between Rails (Ruby) and Phoenix (Elixir) for a low-traffic CRUD app I might have the same sort of question as you - really?

But if the choice is between Elixir and Rust for that same CRUD app, it doesn’t seem strange; Elixir would be a far better choice.

I would presume the commenter is more familiar with ecosystems like Elixir, even though it wouldn’t be the most optimal choice. But certainly more optimal than Rust in that case.