Aida, a trailblazer on one of Meta's first Rust teams, discusses the challenges of integrating Rust with existing C++ systems. She shares insights into the cxx library, which simplifies safe interop and async programming between the two languages. Aida explores her journey transitioning from C++ to Rust, tackling memory management and thread safety issues along the way. The conversation highlights the benefits of Rust, such as performance enhancements, while addressing real-world complexities developers face.