It found that Rust has grown the most in the last five years, at 2.1%.
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A software crash meant he had to trek up 21 flights of stairs to get home.
He named it Rust, after a group of fungi that are highly specialised plant pathogens.
They are, he says, over-engineered for survival.
Rust 1.0, was released in 2015, and it has grown in popularity ever since.
While the backstory makes for interesting reading, why Rust is accelerating in popularity is equally compelling.
AI driving adoption
The dramatic rise of AI is partly responsible.
Rust is a good choice for AI applications because it prioritises performance and memory safety without compromising on speed.
It doesnt use a garbage collector, which makes it run faster.
Huge household names use the language.
