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 \nKiran Shila casperfpga_rs Nov 8th, 2023 2 / 27  \nPragmatic Argument  \nAm open-source, community backed language empowering everyone to build reliable and efficient software.  \nFigure: Ferris the crab  \nKiran Shila casperfpga_rs Nov 8th, 2023 3 / 27  \nPragmatic Argument  \nPerformance  \n Blazingly fast, memory-efficent (no runtime or garbage collector)  Intended for performance-critical high reliability environments  Low level access, high performance constructs (polyvalent)  \n Runs on bare metal (microcontrollers)  FFI to other languages  \n C/C++  \n Python  \n Julia  \n Java  \nKiran Shila casperfpga_rs Nov 8th, 2023 4 / 27  \nPragmatic Argument  \nReliability   \n Rich, expressive type system  \n “Ownership” model guarantees memory-safety and thread-safety  Eliminates 70% of CVEs  \n A community that cares about correctness  \nKiran Shila casperfpga_rs Nov 8th, 2023 5 / 27  \nPragmatic Argument  \nProductivity   \n Best in class documentation  \n Error messages you don’t understand are a bug  \n Built-in documentation, examples, links to more discussion  Top-notch tooling  \n Fantastic package manager  \n Built-in build tool  \n Death to CMake  \n Best linter on the planet  \n Best LSP (VSCode/NVim/Emacs) on the planet  \nKiran Shila casperfpga_rs Nov 8th, 2023 6 / 27  \nNot a Niche  \nWhere is rust used? 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