Rust

Summary

Rust is a procedural programming language^[1]. Rust ranks in the top 10% of procedural_programming_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,413 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Rust is credited with the discovery of Q28937563^[3].
• Rust received the Programming Languages Software Award^[4].
• Rust's instance of is recorded as procedural programming language^[5].
• Rust's instance of is recorded as functional programming language^[6].
• Rust's instance of is recorded as multi-paradigm programming language^[7].
• Rust's instance of is recorded as imperative programming language^[8].
• Rust's instance of is recorded as systems programming language^[9].
• Rust's instance of is recorded as free and open-source software^[10].
• Rust's instance of is recorded as compiled language^[11].
• Rust's instance of is recorded as programming language^[12].
• Pucciniales is named after Rust^[13].
• Rust's developer is recorded as Q9661^[14].
• Rust's developer is recorded as Q28937563^[15].
• Rust's developer is recorded as Q105394699^[16].
• Rust's copyright license is recorded as Apache Software License 2.0^[17].
• Rust's copyright license is recorded as MIT License^[18].
• Rust's designed by is recorded as Q28937563^[19].
• Rust's software version identifier is recorded as 0.1^[20].
• Rust's software version identifier is recorded as 0.2^[21].
• Rust's software version identifier is recorded as 0.3^[22].
• Rust's software version identifier is recorded as 0.4^[23].
• Rust's software version identifier is recorded as 0.5^[24].
• Rust's software version identifier is recorded as 0.6^[25].
• Rust's software version identifier is recorded as 0.7^[26].
• Rust's software version identifier is recorded as 0.8^[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include procedural programming language^[5], functional programming language^[6], multi-paradigm programming language^[7], imperative programming language^[8], systems programming language^[9], and free and open-source software^[10].

History and Context

Pucciniales is named after Rust^[13].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Rust include rav1d^[28] and Rust+^[29].

Why It Matters

Rust ranks in the top 10% of procedural_programming_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,413 views/month).^[2] Rust has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] Rust is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Rust has been cited as an influence by Zig^[32], a programming language^[33], founded in 2015^[34]; Mojo^[35], a multi-paradigm programming language^[36], founded in 2023^[37]; Gleam^[38], a functional programming language^[39], founded in 2016^[40]; V^[41], a programming language^[42], founded in 2018^[43]; Carbon^[44], a programming language^[45], founded in 2020^[46]; and Crystal^[47], a programming language^[48], founded in 2014^[49].

Entities named for Rust include rav1d^[28] and Rust+^[29].

FAQs

What awards did Rust receive?

Honors received include Programming Languages Software Award^[4].

Who did Rust influence?

Rust has been cited as an influence by Zig^[32], Mojo^[35], Gleam^[38], and V^[41].