Comment by Twisol
5 years ago
On the other hand, Rust was apparently named after the fungus, not iron oxide. There seems to be a new category of low-level tools named after life forms that grow in ecological niches :D
5 years ago
On the other hand, Rust was apparently named after the fungus, not iron oxide. There seems to be a new category of low-level tools named after life forms that grow in ecological niches :D
How interesting. Doesn't the fungus get its name from the oxidized metal though and not the other way around? Mold the form and mold the fungus seem etymologically unrelated, however.
> Doesn't the fungus get its name from the oxidized metal though and not the other way around?
Huh, apparently so! So Rust-the-language isn't necessarily named after oxidized metal, but it _is_ named after something that's named after oxidized metal.
And what's the relationship between the programming language and fungi ? is it a root growing invading the world concept ? is it a pun on 'fun'-'gi' ?
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