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Re:Rust Foundation: Hello, World by valarauko on Monday February 08, 2021 @04:42PM (#26070575)
What's with the crabs? Is it an inside joke I'm not getting?
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Re:Rust Foundation: Hello, World by brabel on Monday February 08, 2021 @04:48PM (#26070637)
I think it started with the name given to Rust programmers: Rustaceans.

It is close to crustaceans so I think the puns just got out of hand from there :D

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Re:Rust Foundation: Hello, World by valarauko on Tuesday February 09, 2021 @11:32AM (#26079416)
Ah, makes sense. I wondered if it had anything to do with the internet's recent rediscovery of carcinization.
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Re:Rust Foundation: Hello, World by kwierso on Monday February 08, 2021 @04:52PM (#26070677)
"crustacean" > crab

"rust-acean"

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Re:Rust Foundation: Hello, World by Arnavion on Monday February 08, 2021 @10:43PM (#26073542)
That particular crab also happens to be the language's (unofficial) mascot character, Ferris.
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