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Host Francesca Amiker sits down with directors Joe and Anthony Russo, producer Angela Russo-Otstot, stars Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt, and more to uncover how family was the key to building the emotional core of The Electric State . From the Russos’ own experiences growing up in a large Italian family to the film’s central relationship between Michelle and her robot brother Kid Cosmo, family relationships both on and off of the set were the key to bringing The Electric State to life. Listen to more from Netflix Podcasts . State Secrets: Inside the Making of The Electric State is produced by Netflix and Treefort Media.…

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Come journey with us into the weird, wonderful, and wily world of Rust.

171 episodes

#Jon Gjengset #Rustacean Station #Prog Languages #Tech

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ExpressVPN with Pete Membrey 58:07

10 days ago58:07

58:07

Allen Wyma talks with Pete Membrey , Chief Research Officer at Kape Technologies . Pete is a software engineer with a passion for bringing technology to better the world. 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: hello@rustacean-station.org Timestamps [@00:00] - Meet Peter Memery, Chief Research Officer at ExpressVPN [@02:21] - Peter’s programming journey and transition to ExpressVPN [@11:15] - Building Lightway : From C to Rust [@24:10] - Why Rust is ideal for high-performance, secure systems [@35:48] - How ExpressVPN collaborates and scales with Rust [@42:00] - Advice for Rust beginners and high-performance programming [@48:38] - ExpressVPN’s contributions to open source and RUSTAsia 2025 [@54:48] - Why Rust is “the way forward” for the industry Other links RUSTAsia Conf 2025 Credits Intro Theme: Aerocity Audio Editing: Plangora Hosting Infrastructure: Jon Gjengset Show Notes: Plangora Hosts: Allen Wyma…

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Rust with Guillaume Gomez 50:42

26 days ago50:42

50:42

Allen Wyma and Zeeshan Ali Khan talk with Guillaume Gomez , Principal Engineer at Huawei . Guillaume is an IT engineer who is a frequent contributor and reviewer of the Rust language and also participates in other opensource projects such as Servo . 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: hello@rustacean-station.org Timestamps [@0:00] - Meet Guillaume: how he got into Rust and his early contributions [11:09] - Exploring async in Rust [18:09] - GTK and other UI frameworks [28:53] - Discussing GCC’s Rust backend [43:39] - Guillaume’s recent work [46:46] - Concluding discussion Other links RUSTAsia Conf 2025 Credits Intro Theme: Aerocity Audio Editing: Plangora Hosting Infrastructure: Jon Gjengset Show Notes: Plangora Hosts: Allen Wyma and Zeeshan Ali Khan…

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RustRover with Vitaly Bragilevsky 54:47

6 weeks ago54:47

54:47

Allen Wyma talks with Vitaly Bragilevsky , developer advocatge at JetBrains . RustRover is an IDE for Rust that is created by JetBrains that is free for non-commercial use. 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: hello@rustacean-station.org Timestamps [@00:00] - Meet Vitaly Bragilevsky, Developer Advocate at JetBrains [@12:42] - What JetBrains does in Rust and their IDE products [@18:05] - Which IDE to use for Rust developers [@24:25] - Open source vs. commercial products at JetBrains [@37:45] - Any upcoming features for RustRover [@43:36] - Pricing and free use cases [@49:17] - Other programs at JetBrains Other links RUSTAsia Conf 2025 Credits Intro Theme: Aerocity Audio Editing: Plangora Hosting Infrastructure: Jon Gjengset Show Notes: Plangora Hosts: Allen Wyma…

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Lychee with Matthias Endler 53:42

11 weeks ago53:42

53:42

Allen Wyma talks with Matthias Endler , the creator of lychee , a stream-based link checker written in Rust that finds broken hyperlinks and mail addresses inside of HTML and Markdown documents as well as websites. 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: hello@rustacean-station.org Timestamps [@00:00] - Meet Matthias: Rust consultant and creator of lychee [@01:55] - Protocol support, valid links, and lychee features [@14:51] - What inspired the creation of lychee [@19:25] - Supporting open-source projects and advice for creators starting their own [@32:17] - Staying on top of dependencies: why upgrading matters [@47:45] - New features being added to lychee Other links RUSTAsia Conf 2025 Credits Intro Theme: Aerocity Audio Editing: Plangora Hosting Infrastructure: Jon Gjengset Show Notes: Plangora Hosts: Allen Wyma…

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Idiomatic Rust with Brenden Matthews 56:25

13 weeks ago56:25

56:25

Allen Wyma talks with Brenden Matthews , the author of the book Idiomatic Rust . 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: hello@rustacean-station.org Timestamps [@00:00] - Meet Brenden Matthews, author of Idiomatic Rust [@02:52] - Writing idiomatic Rust and the evolution of the book [@06:47] - Design patterns, idioms, and Rust coding practices [@12:36] - Structuring idiomatic Rust code [@33:57] - Advanced Rust features: pattern matching and traits [@42:51] - Coroutines, generators, and learning Rust idioms Other links RUSTAsia Conf 2025 Credits Intro Theme: Aerocity Audio Editing: Plangora Hosting Infrastructure: Jon Gjengset Show Notes: Plangora Hosts: Allen Wyma…

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Rust in Google with Lars Bergstrom 42:12

14 weeks ago42:12

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Allen Wyma talks with Lars Bergstrom , Director of Engineering at Google, about Google’s use of Rust within Android. Android is Google’s main mobile operating system deployed to over 3 billion devices around the world. 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: hello@rustacean-station.org Timestamps [@00:00] - Meet Lars Bergstrom [@03:06] - Updates on Android devices [@06:49] - Rust usage at Google and in Android development [@10:26] - Zig as a security-focused alternative [@22:52] - Native code development on Android [@24:56] - Comparing Rust and Go [@27:26] - Rust as an app development language [@32:12] - LLVM vs GCC [@40:15] - Concluding discussion Other links RUSTAsia Conf 2025 Credits Intro Theme: Aerocity Audio Editing: Plangora Hosting Infrastructure: Jon Gjengset Show Notes: Plangora Hosts: Allen Wyma…

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Tauri 2.0 with Daniel Thompson-Yvetot 44:28

15 weeks ago44:28

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Allen Wyma talks with Daniel Thompson-Yvetot , co-founder of Tauri about Tauri’s 2.0 release. Tauri is a toolkit that helps developers make applications for the major desktop platforms using a variety of front-end frameworks. 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: hello@rustacean-station.org Timestamps [@00:33] - Daniel’s introduction to Tauri [@10:12] - Making Tauri small and secure [@18:38] - Multiplatform testing [@28:26] - CrabNebula & its connection to Tauri [@35:31] - Running Tauri [@42:57] - Tauri 2.0 status Other Resources Tauri’s Github Other links RUSTAsia Conf 2025 Credits Intro Theme: Aerocity Audio Editing: Plangora Hosting Infrastructure: Jon Gjengset Show Notes: Plangora Hosts: Allen Wyma…

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Eclipse uProtocol with Pete LeVasseur 50:24

22 weeks ago50:24

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Allen Wyma talks with Pete LeVasseur about Eclipse uProtocol . uProtocol is a library to make services within automobiles to easily communicate with each other, no matter where they are in the vehicle. 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: hello@rustacean-station.org Timestamps [@00:00] - Meet Pete LeVasseur, maintainer of Eclipse uProtocol, a software-defined communications framework [@15:34] - Journey to uProtocol [@22:19] - Understanding uProtocol [@43:25] - Rust adoption in the project and the automotive industry [@48:03] - Announcements & concluding discussion Other links RUSTAsia Conf 2025 Pete’s Blog Credits Intro Theme: Aerocity Audio Editing: Plangora Hosting Infrastructure: Jon Gjengset Show Notes: Plangora Hosts: Allen Wyma…

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What's New in Rust 1.76, 1.77, and 1.78 1:45:34

23 weeks ago1:45:34

1:45:34

Jon and Ben discuss the highlights of the 1.76, 1.77, and 1.78 releases of Rust. This episode was recorded as part of a YouTube live stream on 2024-05-18, which you can still watch . 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: hello@rustacean-station.org Timestamps & referenced resources [@00:34] - Rust 1.76 [@01:18] - ABI compatibility updates The updated ABI section An interesting article on ABIs in Swift vs Rust [@08:53] - Type names from references type_name type_name_of_val [@10:35] - Stabilized APIs [@10:56] - Result::inspect [@13:53] - Arc::unwrap_or_clone [@15:25] - std::hash::DefaultHasher [@18:01] - ptr::addr_eq [@21:30] - Changelog deep-dive [@21:33] - Resize/hide rustdoc bars [@22:40] - Rust 1.77 [@22:51] - C-string literals std::ffi::CStr [@28:20] - Support for recursion in async fn [@31:43] - offset_of! [@36:32] - Enable strip in release profiles by default [@39:35] - Stabilized APIs [@39:36] - core::net [@40:59] - f64::round_ties_even [@42:05] - Mutex::clear_poison [@43:43] - File::create_new OpenOptions [@46:15] - Changelog deep-dive [@46:46] - Lint on references to static mut SyncUnsafeCell [@50:05] - Undeprecate unstable_features lint [@51:37] - Deny braced macro invocation in let-else Details from dtolnay comment [@55:45] - cargo:: in build scripts [@56:20] - Standardized package ID spec in Cargo [@57:36] - slice::first_chunk [@59:55] - Rust 1.77.1 Stripping debug info in release builds broke Windows. [@1:00:58] - Rust 1.77.2 Fixes CVE-2024-24576 . Detailed advisory , fix , and current logic . [@1:04:54] - Rust 1.78 [@1:07:55] - Diagnostic attributes #[diagnostic] documentation [@1:13:13] - Asserting unsafe preconditions Implementation PR [@1:19:56] - Deterministic realignment [@1:23:24] - Stabilized APIs [@1:23:33] - impl Read for &Stdin [@1:24:03] - Relax bounds on Error trait implementations [@1:25:40] - Compatibility notes [@1:25:40] - Windows requirement bump Replace pthread RwLock Slim reader/writer locks [@1:29:25] - LLVM 18 brings *128 ABI change [@1:32:04] - Changelog deep-dive [@1:32:04] - Make non- PartialEq -typed consts as patterns a hard error [@1:34:59] - Suggest moving definition if non-found macro_rules! is defined later [@1:36:08] - Stabilize v4 of Cargo lockfile [@1:37:36] - cargo update highlights stale dependencies [@1:38:23] - Deprecate non-extension .cargo / config files [@1:39:19] - Clippy lint assigning_clones [@1:40:49] - Clippy lint incompatible_msrv [@1:42:22] - cargo new stopped commenting in Cargo.toml Credits Intro Theme: Aerocity Audio Editing: Aerocity Hosting Infrastructure: Jon Gjengset Show Notes: Jon Gjengset Hosts: Jon Gjengset and Ben Striegel…

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PubNub with Stephen Blum 32:48

25 weeks ago32:48

32:48

Allen Wyma talks with Stephen Blum about PubNub . PubNub is a real-time communication platform and infrastructure-as-a-service company that is integrating Rust into their stack. 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: hello@rustacean-station.org Timestamps [@00:00] - Meet Stephen Blum, CTO & Co-founder of PubNub [@06:43] - Implementing Rust in PubNub’s infrastructure [@15:19] - Rust rewrite insights [@16:41] - PubNub’s hiring process [@19:35] - Discussing concurrency [@22:07] - Pros and cons of full vs partial Rust rewrites [@30:39] - Closing discussion Other links RUSTAsia Conf 2025 Credits Intro Theme: Aerocity Audio Editing: Plangora Hosting Infrastructure: Jon Gjengset Show Notes: Plangora Hosts: Allen Wyma…

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What's New in Rust 1.74 and 1.75 1:23:33

25 weeks ago1:23:33

1:23:33

Jon and Ben discuss the highlights of the 1.74 and 1.75 releases of Rust. This episode was recorded as part of a YouTube live stream on 2024-05-18, which you can still watch . 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: hello@rustacean-station.org Timestamps & referenced resources [@00:13] - Rust 1.74 [@00:21] - Lint configuration through Cargo [@07:42] - Cargo registry authentication Cargo documentation [@11:02] - Projections into opaque return types [@14:23] - Stabilized APIs [@14:23] - io::Error::other [@15:38] - Saturating wrapper type [@18:43] - const transmute_copy [@18:03] - Compatibility notes [@20:51] - Changelog deep-dive [@20:51] - --keep-going [@22:42] - Cargo -p partial versions [@24:21] - Warning boxes in rustdoc [@26:02] - Generic parameters in rustdoc search [@29:08] - impl Step for Ipv4 [@31:33] - private_in_public lint RFC 2145 [@36:02] - New Cargo lockfile recommendation Rationale [@37:34] - Rust 1.74.1 No super interesting changes. But, check in on PR filed during stream . [@41:56] - Rust 1.75 [@41:56] - async fn and -> impl Trait in traits Blog announcing what’s actually stabilizing Jon’s impl Trait talk [@55:34] - Pointer byte offset APIs [@58:22] - Code layout optimizations for rustc BOLT [@1:04:34] - Stabilized APIs [@1:04:34] - Atomic*::from_ptr [@1:06:42] - OS-independent file times [@1:07:46] - Option::as_slice Long reddit comment [@1:09:59] - Changelog deep-dive [@1:09:59] - impl BufRead for VecDeque [@1:12:40] - Workspace-aware cargo new [@1:13:20] - matching with exhaustive integer ranges [@1:14:52] - Cross-crate auto-inlining for small fn s [@1:18:31] - Cargo output hyperlinking [@1:22:00] - Mid-stream PR check-in Another PR check-in and tracking in homu rustc build queue . Credits Intro Theme: Aerocity Audio Editing: Aerocity Hosting Infrastructure: Jon Gjengset Show Notes: Jon Gjengset Hosts: Jon Gjengset and Ben Striegel…

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Rebuilding InfluxDB with Rust with Andrew Lamb 1:00:03

31 weeks ago1:00:03

1:00:03

Allen Wyma talks with Andrew Lamb about InfluxDB’s rewrite . InfluxDB is an open-source time series database. As a Staff Engineer at InfluxData, he works on InfluxDB 3.0, a new time series database written in Rust, focusing on query processing and the Apache Arrow DataFusion and Apache Arrow ecosystems. In that capacity, he is a member and past chair of the Apache Arrow PMC and actively contributes to Apache Arrow DataFusion and the Apache Rust implementation query engine. Andrew was a professional C/C++ programmer for 10 years before switching to Rust. His experience ranges from startups to large multinational corporations and distributed open source projects, and has paid leadership dues as an architect and manager/VP. He holds an SB and MEng from MIT in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. 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: hello@rustacean-station.org Timestamps [@0:52] - Meet Andrew Lamb, Staff Engineer at InfluxData, working on InfluxDB IOx [@2:57] - Transitioning from C++ to Rust: Andrew’s story [@11:24] - InfluxDB rewrite and its use cases [@22:13] - Compatibility of InfluxDB [@26:58] - Downsides of using Rust and other languages [@32:40] - Plans for the 3.0 alpha/beta release and different versions [@34:54] - Unique use of the async runtime Tokio [@55:28] - Rust as a tool for recruitment [@58:16] - Closing discussion Other links Andrew’s X Account Using Rustlang’s Async Tokio Runtime for CPU-Bound Tasks Using the FDAP Architecture to build InfluxDB 3.0 RUSTAsia Conf 2025 Credits Intro Theme: Aerocity Audio Editing: Plangora Hosting Infrastructure: Jon Gjengset Show Notes: Plangora Hosts: Allen Wyma…

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Exploring Fiberplane's 3-Year Rust Journey, with Benno van den Berg 36:25

33 weeks ago36:25

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Benno van der Berg , Principal Software Engineer at Fiberplane , sits down with Luca Palmieri. They discuss Fiberplane’s 3-years long journey with Rust, building an interactive observability notebook. They touch on Benno’s experience switching from .NET to Rust and share insights on using Rust for a commercial product, including the reasons behind Fiberplane’s Rust adoption. They then dive into the challenges of maintaining Fiberplane’s codebase and conclude with a few tips for developers looking for Rust jobs. 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: hello@rustacean-station.org Timestamps & referenced resources [@00:00] - Introduction Video recording of the interview [@00:33] - Start of the interview [@01:17] - Benno’s journey as a Software Engineer [@04:29] - Fiberplane’s products [@07:05] - Building an observability product in Rust [@09:25] - Uses for Rust at Fiberplane [@13:30] - WASM and front end [@22:04] - Fiberplane’s 3-year experience with Rust [@32:43] - Benno’s advice for developers seeking Rust jobs [@35:28] - Conclusion Credits Intro Theme: Aerocity Audio Editing: Mainmatter Hosting Infrastructure: Jon Gjengset Show Notes: Mainmatter Hosts: Luca Palmieri…

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Full-stack development of a B2B payment infrastructure in Rust, with Florent Bécart 27:13

35 weeks ago27:13

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Florent Bécart , CTO at Nikulipe , sits down with Luca Palmieri. Florent discusses Nikulipe’s reasons for adopting Rust: lower operational costs, scalability, safety, security and maintainability. Nikulipe has also made a bet on Rust for its frontend development needs, using Yew and WebAssembly. The interview closes with an overview of the challenges they faced, including long compile times and workspace management. 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: hello@rustacean-station.org Timestamps & referenced resources [@00:00] - Introduction Video recording of the interview [@00:33] - Start of the interview [@01:22] - Florent’s presentation [@02:56] - Nikulipe’s decision to adopt Rust [@05:10] - Managing spiky workloads with Rust [@06:41] - Using Rust for frontend development [@13:05] - Nikulipe’s challenges working with Rust [@22:31] - The future of Rust at Nikulipe [@23:37] - Florent’s advice on Rust for decision-makers [@26:30] - Conclusion Credits Intro Theme: Aerocity Audio Editing: Mainmatter Hosting Infrastructure: Jon Gjengset Show Notes: Mainmatter Hosts: Luca Palmieri…

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Write Powerful Rust Macros with Sam Van Overmeire 44:44

41 weeks ago44:44