Comment by ajross

> We all know his stance on C++, for instance.

Yeah, but that's because Linux was actually built with g++ for a few versions! The opinion was informed by experience, not an a priori thing. And it was likewise extremely controversial at the time. And eventually they rolled it back out and gave up.

Maybe that will happen with Rust too, or maybe not. But The Process, such as it is, is working today the same way it always has. They try stuff and fight about it, and eventually a winner is clear and a consensus emerges. And, yeah, there are losers, too.