On the other hand, Rust was apparently named after the fungus, not iron oxide. There seems to be a new category of low-level tools named after life forms that grow in ecological niches :D
How interesting. Doesn't the fungus get its name from the oxidized metal though and not the other way around? Mold the form and mold the fungus seem etymologically unrelated, however.
> Doesn't the fungus get its name from the oxidized metal though and not the other way around?
Huh, apparently so! So Rust-the-language isn't necessarily named after oxidized metal, but it _is_ named after something that's named after oxidized metal.
> <graydon> to start, they are distributed organisms. not single cellular, but also no single point of failure.
However, I will note that graydon uses words like "I think I" and "I remember kinda" and everyone says "yes this means this is 100% the source of the name" whereas I take it to be like, "this is one of many reasons that Rust is named Rust."
You also have to remember that Rust was a very different language in many senses back when Graydon was choosing the name, so allusions may not make sense now but may have then. Early Rust was much more erlang-like, which may make the above feel more relevant.
