Carefully but Purposefully Oxidising Ubuntu
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·March 14, 2025dbghaj
hackernoops
>I think more people might adopt this language if there weren't such in-group terminology like "oxidizing", "Rusteceans", pictures of rusty equipment etc.
I write Rust and I agree. Hype is the downside of attracting trendiness.
ksenzee
The name of this piece of software makes me unreasonably happy.
superkuh
It's kind of odd that this same article gets two separate front page threads in 4. It's a repost. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43353240
steveklabnik
It's because it has two URLs, so HN doesn't realize they're the same content.
I think more people might adopt this language if there weren't such in-group terminology like "oxidizing", "Rusteceans", pictures of rusty equipment etc.
I still wish for a serious book in the style of K&R or Stroustrup with no pictures, no mentioning of the package manager at all (sometimes it is mentioned in the first chapter!) and interesting code examples.