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Re:Rabbitc – Micro-container runtime built in Rust by blattimwind on Sunday July 15, 2018 @01:46PM (#17536193)
Python originated as a scripting language for a niche OS.

Postgresql came from adding SQL to postgres (mostly? a research project), while postgres itself was mainly a research project.

Re:Rabbitc – Micro-container runtime built in Rust by eridius on Monday July 16, 2018 @07:59PM (#17546203)
Sqlite was originally a Tcl extension that "escaped into the wild".