This is difficult, as a #rust user and developer. I enjoy writing and using the language, to the point where it's what I prefer for any new, non-trivial project. But when I see controversy around the politics of Rust -- now centering around dtolnay, the author of many core-but-not-stdlib crates...
Do I give the benefit of the doubt, that he was trying to act in good faith and made poor decisions? Is there something more selfish or malicious going on? Should I start investing in a different language in case this one implodes? Is this all overblown and will probably get worked out in some fashion?
I'm fairly new to the industry, so I don't have the experience to be able to predict what's going to happen. And that makes me uncomfortable.
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