Dr. Aris is conducting a study on social cohesion within a large technology company. He notices that software engineers who use the programming language 'Rust' are much more likely to collaborate with and praise other Rust developers on public forums, whilst frequently dismissing the work of 'Python' developers.
Using your knowledge of social identity theory, explain two reasons why the Rust developers are more likely to show this bias towards fellow Rust developers.
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