RustFest Interviews Triple Feature: Rust Release Engineering; Developing the Developer Tools; Rust in Latin America

07/02/2020 53 min
 RustFest Interviews Triple Feature: Rust Release Engineering; Developing the Developer Tools; Rust in Latin America

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Episode Synopsis

Another trio of interviews from RustFest 2019: Pietro Albini on Crater and the Rust Infrastructure Team; Pascal Hertleif on the Rust Developer Tools Team; and Santiago Pastorino on the Rust Latam conference in Latin America.



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Timestamps & referenced resources

[@00:00] Part 1: Crater & Rust Release Infrastructure w/ Pietro Albini


[@01:01] - What is your role in the Rust project?
[@01:46] - What lessons did the infrastructure team learn from the Rust 2018 release?
[@03:29] - How do you feel about potential future Rust editions in 2021 or beyond?
[@06:26] - Do you think Rust’s regular release cycle too fast or too slow?
[@08:56] - How does Crater guard against language regressions, and what things doesn’t it catch?

rust-lang/crater


[@11:12] - How has Crater scaled as the ecosystem has grown, and is it at risk of becoming infeasible to run?
[@16:17] - How can someone get involved with the Infrastructure Team?

#infra Discord channel




[@17:25] Part 2: Developer Tools w/ Pascal Hertleif


[@18:23] - What is the Developer Tools Team?
[@19:39] - What tools is the Developer Tools Team responsible for, and what purposes do they serve?
[@24:46] - Which tools in particular would you like to draw attention to?
[@26:19] - How does rust-analyzer compare to RLS?

rust-lang/rls
rust-analyzer/rust-analyzer


[@29:42] - How does the Developer Tools Team coordinate?
[@32:00] - How was your experience at RustFest this year?


[@36:21] Part 3: Rust Latam w/ Santiago Pastorino


[@36:46] - What is Rust Latam?
[@37:42] - What inspired you to start a Rust conference in Latin America?
[@39:06] - How big is Rust Latam?
[@40:15] - What is interest in Rust like in Latin America?
[@42:42] - What is the broader software industry like in Latin America?
[@44:59] - What’s next for Rust Latam?
[@45:42] - How did you get into Rust?
[@50:17] - What venues are there for Spanish or Portuguese-speaking Rust users?

Rust Brazilian Telegram Group


[@51:34] - How can someone learn more about Rust Latam?




Credits

Intro Theme: Aerocity

Audio Editing: Zoran Zaric

Hosting Infrastructure: Jon Gjengset

Show Notes: Ben Striegel

Hosts: Ben Striegel