“We need to get one thing out of the way: Rust is cool. It’s fun.
“It’s tempting to try to sweep this under the rug because it feels gauche to say, but it’s actually important for a number of reasons.
“For one, fish is a hobby project, and that means we want it to be fun for us. Nobody is being paid to work on fish, so we need it to be fun. Being fun and interesting also attracts contributors.”