How are Rust, C++, and Python trending on Hacker News in the job market?

As a proxy measure for programming language trends, let’s analyze the frequency of programming language mentions in the monthly “Ask HN: Who is hiring?” and “Ask HN: Who wants to be hired?” postings on Hacker News for a few years up until February 2025. Below are the graphs.

Data as of 2/18/2025 10:00pm PT.