Rustacean

noun

Rustacean

noun

/ɹʌsˈteɪʃən/

Etymology Blend of Rust + crustacean.

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Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Programming, Sciences Informal A user of the Rust programming language.

  • New Rustaceans commonly get stuck on strings for a combination of three reasons: […]2019, Steve Klabnik, Carol Nichols, The Rust Programming Language, page 137:
  • We covered a whole lot of ground here in a subject that's probably the heaviest to grasp for a new Rustacean.2019, Rahul Sharma, Vesa Kaihlavirta, Mastering Rust, page 210:
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  • You'll find that the Rust community loves to track the progress of a certain area using their “Are We X Yet” sites. This is a tradition from the Mozilla community, which many Rustaceans are also involved in.2020, Shing Lyu, Practical Rust Projects, page 154:

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