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The Rust hype at least makes sense. The other two are just utter bullshit.
In technical context, yes. I'm a Rustacean myself.
In business/marketing context, ...
Is that why the mascot's a crab??
It also makes sense in a business context, because Rust enables memory safety at native speed, and enables building more reliable software due to its strong type system.
Safety and reliability are business critical in many industries.