From Side Project to Sensation: The Rise of the Rust Programming Language

Many software projects arise from a programmer's personal need. This was the case for Graydon Hoare, a Mozilla programmer, who, in 2006, created Rust to write small, fast code without memory bugs. Rust has since become a highly sought-after language. While new computer languages are not uncommon, it is rare for one to gain widespread adoption and become integral to the programming world. This is the story of how Rust made that leap.