QnA with Friends

Kicking off 2025 with a new episode of QnA with Friends! Back in 2024, I had the chance to sit down with Tue Henriksen, an embedded systems expert who’s been a driving force behind the Rust Aarhus community. I first discovered Tue through the This Week in Rust newsletter when I came across an article about how he had started the Rust Aarhus community. As someone who co-organizes a Rust community in Tbilisi, I became really curious to learn more about his journey (and I take you along the journey too)! We discussed what drew him to Rust, the ins and outs of embedded systems, and some common misconceptions about embedded Rust programming. We also talked about his role in organizing Rust Aarhus and how local meetups are valuable for creating Rust community in Denmark. Grab a coffee (or tea, if you’re like me!) and join us for a fun conversation! Find Tue here: Tue's LinkedIn:   / tue-henriksen-61a7232   Article authored by Tue about why Rust is easy :   / rust   Aarhus: https://www.meetup.com/rust-aarhus Article about starting a Rust community, from where I discovered Tue: https://www.understandingrecruitment....

After a long summer break, QnA with Friends is back for episode 5! This time around I hung out with Orhun Parmaksiz @orhundev Orhun's a Rust aficionado who loves giving back to the open source community. We chatted about how he got started with Rust and why he *still* digs it so much. Orhun also discussed his experiences as both a contributor and a reviewer, offering valuable tips on how to make the reviewer's life easier (Don't ping him more than 49 times) He shared insights into his projects git-cliff and binsider, as well as his significant contributions to the Ratatui library. Orhun told me about the challenges he faced while working on these projects and how he overcame them. Orhun's dedication to giving back to the community is really inspiring. Subscribe to Orhun: https://www.youtube.com/@orhundev Orhun's Website: https://blog.orhun.dev/ Orhun's GitHub: https://github.com/orhun Orhun's Twitter: https://x.com/orhundev Orhun's Mastodon: https://fosstodon.org/@orhun git-cliff: https://github.com/orhun/git-cliff binsider: https://github.com/orhun/binsider Ratatui: https://github.com/ratatui/ratatui

In this episode of QnA with friends, I got a chance to interview John Nunley! John is a software engineer and open-source contributor who loves working with Rust. In our chat, he shared how he got started with Rust and what keeps him excited about it. We talked about his journey from being a beginner to becoming a key contributor in the Rust community. John discussed his work with several different projects including the smol-rs library, the challenges he faced, and how he overcame them. He also explained how Rust handles asynchronous programming compared to other languages. Don't forget to keep an eye on his socials to catch updates on his new project, a Rust compiler written in C, called dozer! John's GitHub: https://github.com/notgull John's blog: https://notgull.net/ Find him on Mastodon: https://hachyderm.io/@notgull smol-rs: https://github.com/smol-rs/smol Discord channel where you can find projects to contribute to: https://discord.gg/rust-lang-community

For the third episode of QnA with Friends, I invited Abdelfettah SGHIOUAR, to share his journey into the world of tech! Abdel is a Developer Advocate that has worn multiple different hats throughout his career. In our chat, we explore his interesting career path and how his various roles have shaped his view on technology and solving problems. We also talk about key moments that changed his career, how he combines technical skills with clear communication, and his ideas on spotting important tech trends versus passing fads!! Thank you Abdel for your time! PS, listen till the end to hear Abdel's unconventional advice for those just starting in tech! Abdel's twitter: https://x.com/boredabdel Kubernetes podcast: https://kubernetespodcast.com/ Abdel's newsletter, This Week in GKE: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/this-week-in-gke-7148996066552578050/ Google book, Comprehensive Rust, mentioned by me: https://google.github.io/comprehensive-rust/

My guest today is Jan Hohenheim! Jan is programmer, scrum master, author, project lead and a student of MSc. in Neural Systems and Computation at ETH Zurich. In our chat, Jan shared his amazing journey into software engineering! We talked about the key experiences that shaped his approach to coding and open-source projects. Jan also gave us the scoop on his work with the Bevy Engine and bringing the Rust Gamedev Newsletter back to life! Finally, we discussed the topic of dropping out from school and Jan's experience with dropping out and eventually ending up at ETH Zurich! Thank you for the laughs Jan, you are a real life swiss-knife man! Jan's GitHub: https://github.com/janhohenheim Jan's personal page: https://www.hohenheim.ch/ The book, "Rust Standard Library Cookbook", https://www.packtpub.com/en-us/product/rust-standard-library-cookbook-9781788623926 The Rust GameDev Newsletter: https://gamedev.rs/ *Not sponsored* Huge thanks to Nick Kold for fixing the audio for this video! During the recording the volume was unbalanced! If you are in need of an audio editor, find Nick here: https://www.fiverr.com/nickkold

My guest today is Zelda Hessler! Zelda currently works at AWS on the Rust SDK team. I first learned about her through her awesome contributions to Rust SDK on GitHub. Together with Zelda, we touched on various topics, including her journey into software engineering and how many hats she has worn before, creativity and ideas, mentorship, the evolution of Rust SDK at AWS, and advice for new developers. Thank you Zelda! Zelda's GitHub: https://github.com/Velfi Zelda's amazing blog: https://www.zeldas.page/ The book "The Design Of Everyday Things" Zelda mentioned in the video: https://a.co/d/0bc8owMP Zelda about Rust SDK for rust-Linz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0XMjokwTIM Thanks to Ilya for contributing questions about the AWS SDK for Rust.