• Ephera@lemmy.ml
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    1 day ago

    Personal pet theory that may also play into it: Trans people are also often in information security roles. Potentially, because when you have to hide your real identity, you start to get good at it.
    And Rust also has various security benefits, especially when compared to C, but also when compared to garbage-collected languages (race conditions are largely prevented).

    • TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works
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      17 hours ago

      also because on the Internet you can just be the opposite gender and not have to correct everyone all the time, or just be anonymous and not have a gender