> Seriously DACH mentality and influence has been devastating on serious tech development in Europe
German corporations (and politics) are full of bean counters, bureaucrats and underachievers. It's filled with people who love to talk, excessively plan, draw flowcharts and build frameworks - essentially everything except getting shit done.
What you're describing is a low hiring bar. Low hiring bars make sense for companies that pay low to average salaries, or don't require particularly deep technical skills. But it's an awful strategy if you're trying to filter for exceptional talent and willing to pay top dollar.
I'm glad you've been spared. That doesn't really negate all the negativity and outright harassment that lots of people have experienced with the Rust community.
I think the best example is the continuous vandalization of cppreference [0][1]. I've never seen such behavior from another language community. There's also continuous mocking/brigading campaigns organized on reddit and mastodon.
> I'm starting to wonder if the Rust toxicity and evangelism are more meme than reality.
Doubtful. If you're running a somewhat known FOSS C or C++ project, chances are you've had to close issues from Rust fanatics aggressively urging you for a rewrite, and shaming you if you object. Nothing has changed in that regard.