> As a side note, there are more than 100x the number of jobs with Python in the description vs rust. Out of the 30 or so jobs with Rust in the description most are for automotive techs.
Rust 1.0 was released May 2015 [1]
Python 1.0 was released January 1994 [2]
That's over 21 years that Python has had a chance to work its way into the industry and into almost every field imaginable. I'd wager that many careers have revolved around the Python language at this point.
Rust is just getting started. The volume of press is the first sign that it's about to take off. It can take years for existing enterprises to approve a new language for use. Give it time.
Rust 1.0 was released May 2015 [1]
Python 1.0 was released January 1994 [2]
That's over 21 years that Python has had a chance to work its way into the industry and into almost every field imaginable. I'd wager that many careers have revolved around the Python language at this point.
Rust is just getting started. The volume of press is the first sign that it's about to take off. It can take years for existing enterprises to approve a new language for use. Give it time.
[1] https://blog.rust-lang.org/2015/05/15/Rust-1.0.html
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Python#Version_1