Victor Ciura is a veteran C++ developer who worked on Visual C++ and the Clang Power Tools. In this first episode of season 4, we talk to him about large-scale Rust adoption at Microsoft.

Victor works as a Principal Engineer on the Rust team in Microsoft's Developer Division, building the compiler toolchain and libraries needed for the broader Rust efforts across the organization. He is a regular speaker at conferences like CPPCon and also spoke at EuroRust 2024.

We talk about Microsoft's first steps with Rust, widespread implementation across key products and services, and Hyrum's Law.

About Microsoft

Microsoft is a company that needs no further introduction. From Windows to Azure, Microsoft has a wide range of products and services. A while ago, Microsoft started an initiative to bring Rust into core parts of their ecosystem.

About Victor Ciura

Victor is a well-known C++ expert leading Microsoft's Rust adoption efforts. His work focuses on ensuring Rust interoperates with existing C++ codebases and integrating the Rust compiler and toolchain into the Microsoft ecosystem.

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Links From The Episode

Official Links

Microsoft Rust Documentation
Victor Ciura's Blog
Victor Ciura on Bluesky
Victor Ciura on Mastodon
Microsoft Rust Articles

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