I'm interested to learn that the {sub,}optimality of the QWERTY layout is controversial in discussions of whether the best design wins.
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It's interesting to see the "why not Rust?" discussions around the TypeScript news that they're using Go. It shows that Rust has reached a level of maturity that it's a default for some users.
Go does seem to be in a sweet spot for AOT languages with GC though.
Copilot doesn't offer a way of disabling completion inside comments. People have discovered a comical workaround: swearing in the comment!
TIL about Giscus, an alternative to utterances for GitHub-based blog comments that supports reactions and GitHub discussions: