And has Ferris the crab as a mascot.

Ferris eh? Apt name.

Thanks for the info, I actually didn't know that despite playing with Rust on and off for a year or two.

For more: http://rustacean.net/

That's adorbs but doesn't explain who was editing an elixir book and thought "yeah, musk deer that's what this reminds me of"

Sure. Was just trying to provide some context for the Rust book.