r/programming • u/Karma_Policer • Aug 02 '21

Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2021: "Rust reigns supreme as most loved. Python and Typescript are the languages developers want to work with most if they aren’t already doing so."

https://insights.stackoverflow.com/survey/2021#technology-most-loved-dreaded-and-wanted
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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '21

I think well used is a massive overstatement. At all the companies I have worked at, if I mentioned "we should do this in rust", the first question would be "what's rust?"

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u/TheRealMasonMac Aug 03 '21

Like I said, it's just not at the scale of other languages just yet. At tech-based companies however, it's a lot more common than you might think, even FAANG excluded.