But do the markets care about a Postgres in Rust? Probably not, or at least not right away. It is a long way towards commercial success.

> I suspect rather than hire less people we will just produce more code changes.

Why? Towards what end? Code changes are output, not outcome. It also needs to be connected to someone willing to pay you hard cash. That is the hard part, a race to the bottom, and the reason I also believe there will be downwards pressure on salaries and even employment.