Linus Torvalds says that despite longstanding reports of burnout in the open source realm, Linux is as strong as ever.
Sounds more like Linus is keeping up face after the rust debacle.
Honestly who the hell would want to code in C? when you have better languages like zig,rust,go with actual package management, linters
Iirc, he actually said that Linux kernel development should be led by distinguished programmers, and you’re unlikely to become so without decades of making projects that people appreciate. At the same time, he didn’t rule out someone a bit younger could take the place.