alt Hacker NewsI think people don't like the JavaScript treadmill. People want to think about using tools and getting proficient with them rather than relearning tools. I'm not saying rust is like that, but I do feel that way about python and JavaScript. Those are dynamic languages but it is what all this editions stuff evokes. It's an if it were stable, it wouldn't be changing sort of thing.
> using tools and getting proficient with them rather than relearning tools
This attitude works in carpentry, but not in software. You need to get proficient, but your tools will keep evolving, like everything else in the software world.