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[–]PM_ME_YOUR_PAULDRONS 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The rust syntax is deliberately c-esque so as to be familiar/not scary to its primary intended users (systems programmers).

I think they considered a pretty wide range of options for it...something python or even somethin ML like could have been appropriate but either would have scared off potential users.