Listen " C2Rust with Stephen Crane "
Episode Synopsis
Allen Wyma talks with Stephen Crane, CTO of Immunant, who is working on C2Rust, a library that transpiles C99-compliant C code into unsafe Rust.
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Timestamps
[@00:00] - C2Rust Introduction
[@01:50] - How C2Rust works and its goal as a transpiler
[@05:49] - Transpilers vs compilers
[@12:30] - Unstructured control flow vs structured control flow
[@16:32] - The process of transforming C to Rust projects
[@19:15] - Parsing C code correctly
[@22:13] - The importance of compiler flags on interpreting C Code
[@28:45] - C++ vs C
[@38:50] - When you should you look at using C2Rust
[@45:04] - The best way to run your tests in Rust
[@48:15] - Projects that are currently using C2Rust
[@50:29] - Improving the usability and safety of the output of rust code
[@53:55] - Parting thoughts
Credits
Intro Theme: Aerocity
Audio Editing: Plangora
Hosting Infrastructure: Jon Gjengset
Show Notes: Plangora
Hosts: Allen Wyma
Contributing to Rustacean Station
Rustacean Station is a community project; get in touch with us if you’d like to suggest an idea for an episode or offer your services as a host or audio editor!
Twitter: @rustaceanfm
Discord: Rustacean Station
Github: @rustacean-station
Email: [email protected]
Timestamps
[@00:00] - C2Rust Introduction
[@01:50] - How C2Rust works and its goal as a transpiler
[@05:49] - Transpilers vs compilers
[@12:30] - Unstructured control flow vs structured control flow
[@16:32] - The process of transforming C to Rust projects
[@19:15] - Parsing C code correctly
[@22:13] - The importance of compiler flags on interpreting C Code
[@28:45] - C++ vs C
[@38:50] - When you should you look at using C2Rust
[@45:04] - The best way to run your tests in Rust
[@48:15] - Projects that are currently using C2Rust
[@50:29] - Improving the usability and safety of the output of rust code
[@53:55] - Parting thoughts
Credits
Intro Theme: Aerocity
Audio Editing: Plangora
Hosting Infrastructure: Jon Gjengset
Show Notes: Plangora
Hosts: Allen Wyma
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