This Week in Rust - Issue 445

Highlights from This Week in Rust - Issue 445, presented by Tim and Allen. Themes for the discussion include getting work as a Rust developer, creating a specification for Rust, and the health of the community. 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 & referenced resources [@00:00] Welcome [@00:10] - Introduction [@01:49] - Agenda [@02:44] - Quote of the week Rust is a perfect language for a dad like me, who every day puts kids to sleep, and tired after long day of work and chores, can sit down and possibly write some code for the hobby open source project, even when he’s already just half awake. And it usually just works, tend to be robust and make the day feel extra productive. [@04:14] - Crate of the week Tectonic d3.js matplotlib [@07:26] Official Notices [@07:30] - Concluding the events of last November [@14:20] Highlights [@14:27] - [video] Rust makes you feel like a GENIUS by Tris Oaten [video] Wat lightning talk [video] Rust: Your code can be perfect [@18:32] - Builder Lite pattern by matklad [@22:06] - The Rust Jobs Market by Alfie John [@26:55] - Introducing the Ferrocene Language Specification by Ferrous Systems Ferrous Systems and AdaCore to join forces on Ferrocene [audio] Rust Safety with Quentin Ochem and Florian Gilcher High Assurance Rust [@32:12] Simple rust interview questions by Maciej Flak [@36:36] PR 97046: improve case conversion happy path by Conrad Ludgate Other items [@39:12] Call for Participation: mirrord [@39:25] RFC: create a “types team” [@40:37] PR: improve error message for E0081 Credits Intro Theme: Aerocity Audio Editing: Aleksandar Nikolic Hosting Infrastructure: Jon Gjengset Show Notes: Tim McNamara Hosts: Tim McNamara and Allen Wyma.