Rotating the compiler team leads · baby steps

Niko Matsakis announces stepping back as Rust compiler team co-lead, with wesleywiser taking his place alongside pnkfelix. The post reflects on the value of rotating leadership in open source projects, arguing that fresh leadership brings new energy while long-tenured leads accumulate valuable context. A proposed 'staggered terms' model is described where co-leads serve two-year terms with one new co-lead selected per year. The post also argues that having separate leads for the compiler and language design teams will improve coordination between them, and floats the idea of formalized 'compiler team officers' with defined, rotating roles to distribute and sustain non-coding organizational work.