So here is the history:
1. Guy Steele (along with Gerald Sussman) created scheme, and Steel is close to Steele, just drop the e.
2. Steel is a scheme, and I observed that scheme names have a tendency to be named things crime related: Scheme, Racket (racketeering), Larceny, etc - Not a scientific analysis at all, but I found it funny at the time that Steel sounds like "steal".
3. You made the observation, Steel sounds like something that would be associated with Rust.
Beyond that, I just liked the name. No SEO involved, and arguably probably should have picked something more searchable, but I didn't start making it with the intention of there being a lot of users, it started as a project for school.
1. Guy Steele (along with Gerald Sussman) created scheme, and Steel is close to Steele, just drop the e.
2. Steel is a scheme, and I observed that scheme names have a tendency to be named things crime related: Scheme, Racket (racketeering), Larceny, etc - Not a scientific analysis at all, but I found it funny at the time that Steel sounds like "steal".
3. You made the observation, Steel sounds like something that would be associated with Rust.
Beyond that, I just liked the name. No SEO involved, and arguably probably should have picked something more searchable, but I didn't start making it with the intention of there being a lot of users, it started as a project for school.