Slightly Off Topic: Wasn't Rust suppose to be the codename or working name of the languages. Or Has Mozilla decide to simply use Rust as its official name?
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I don't know the answer to that, but the problem may be that Rust is decent enough name to overcome any proposed name changes. I've always thought you should use implausible codenames for just this reason. It forces you to change it instead of just letting the codename establish itself by momentum. I've always assumed that's why Microsoft uses terrible codenames like "Longhorn".
When developing Java, Sun figured out a way around this.... which is how we ended up with the name Swing: https://blogs.oracle.com/thejavatutorials/entry/why_is_swing...
That must have backfired for the Fedora folks.
I'm pretty sure Graydon always intended Rust to be the final name.
Never heard something about it being just a codename. Why would it be? Rust is quite nice itself and has already 1-2 years of being established.
It even makes sense as an faux-etymology.
Rust: because it's close to the metal and brings some breathing oxygen to the stale system's language arena...