[tukantje]

People use the tools they have. When you want to build an infrastructure tool, you won't (or shouldn't) start with "how to write rust".

Getting to the finish line matters more than using the absolute best fit so to speak.

Same goes for orgs that have a lot of JS talent but no Rust for example.

[kristopolous]

It's not an advocacy for rust but a fairly introductory level shell script would likely be a very sophisticated JavaScript program.

I've seen such efforts and they tend to be extremely complicated and not really doing much.

I don't assume rational agency but instead that many people make poor decisions.