Rust in Production Holiday Episode
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Dec 25, 2025 The hosts reflect on Rust's remarkable growth, highlighting its adoption by both large companies and small teams. They share success stories showcasing Rust’s reliability in production environments, while discussing its impact in the automotive industry. The community's welcoming attitude towards new contributors is praised, emphasizing personal growth through shared learning. The conversation addresses Rust’s strengths, criticisms, and ongoing ecosystem improvements, concluding with a look at Rust’s future roadmap and upcoming community events.
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Rust Crossing The Chasm
- Rust is crossing from early adopters to mainstream use, powering everything from embedded to cloud systems.
- Adoption shows transformative operational benefits like lower maintenance and high reliability in production.
Tiny Team, Massive Impact
- A three-person team built a backend for hundreds of thousands of students in Africa and achieved zero downtime after launch.
- Their maintenance dropped to almost nothing and they now focus on features, not firefighting.
Safety Changes The Narrative
- Rust reduces memory-safety vulnerabilities and changes how teams test and review code.
- The Linux kernel CVE showed Rust crashes without memory-safety exploitation, highlighting Rust's safety advantages.