On: Rust, C++, and Python trends in jobs on Hacker News (February 2025)

[hughdbrown]

I am not sure I believe the numbers shown here. More jobs offered in Rust than C++? I would not think so.

I think that many of the hits on 'rust' in the job postings are actually 'trust': ```

>>> import requests

>>> page_id = 42919502 # Feb 2025

>>> url = f"https://hn.algolia.com/api/v1/items/{page_id}"

>>> resp = requests.get(url, headers={'Accept': 'application/json'})

>>> data = resp.json()

>>> sum('rust' in child['text'].lower() for child in data['children'])

42

>>> sum('trust' in child['text'].lower() for child in data['children'])

13

```

Check out the gist here: https://gist.github.com/hughdbrown/f41f5f3c072067c2351460d8d...

It shows that 30-40% of 'rust' is really 'trust': ```

-------------------- 2025-02-01: rust = 42 trust = 13

-------------------- 2025-01-01: rust = 28 trust = 10

-------------------- 2024-12-01: rust = 32 trust = 14

-------------------- 2024-11-01: rust = 28 trust = 8

-------------------- 2024-10-01: rust = 36 trust = 12

-------------------- 2024-09-01: rust = 32 trust = 9

-------------------- 2024-08-01: rust = 36 trust = 10

-------------------- 2024-07-01: rust = 33 trust = 11

-------------------- 2024-06-01: rust = 36 trust = 15

-------------------- 2024-05-01: rust = 42 trust = 14

-------------------- 2024-04-01: rust = 30 trust = 12

-------------------- 2024-03-01: rust = 32 trust = 12

-------------------- 2024-02-01: rust = 25 trust = 10

-------------------- 2024-01-01: rust = 22 trust = 8

```

I have a python repo specifically for finding Rust action in Who Is Hiring: https://github.com/hughdbrown/who-is-hiring