EPISODE · Oct 22, 2021 · 1H 32M
History of Rust with Ben Striegel
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Allen Wyma talks with Ben Striegel, a member of Rust’s official community outreach team, about the history of Rust. Contributing to Rustacean Station Rustacean Station is a community project; get in touch with us if you’d like to suggest an idea for an episode or offer your services as a host or audio editor! Twitter: @rustaceanfm Discord: Rustacean Station Github: @rustacean-station Email: [email protected] Timestamps [@1:56] - What got Ben first interested in Rust? [@3:03] - How Ben got involved [@9:36] - Rust 1.0 [@16:21] - What does move mean? [@17:36] - The Borrow Checker [@20:04] - What language was the Rust compiler first written in? [@25:04] - Choosing LLVM over GCC [@33:28] - 2 ways to target Windows [@34:39] - libc and musl [@36:22] - Rust Editions [@46:46] - Does Rust have a small standard library? [@54:18] - Why TOML? TOML vs YAML [@58:53] - “Tree shaking” in Rust? [@01:00:48] - Who created Cargo? [@01:02:26] - Rust’s milestones [@01:07:42] - Mozilla 2020 layoffs Discussion on /r/rust [@01:12:33] - Will Rust stay open-source? [01:18:10] - Future of Rust [01:24:48] - Who decides what changes make it into Rust? Credits Intro Theme: Aerocity Audio Editing: Plangora Hosting Infrastructure: Jon Gjengset Show Notes: Plangora Hosts: Allen Wyma
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Allen Wyma talks with Ben Striegel, a member of Rust’s official community outreach team, about the history of Rust.
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