Allen Wyma talks with Ben Striegel, a member of Rust’s official community outreach team, about the history of Rust.

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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