Rust & Zig Combined • Richard Feldman • GOTO 2023

Richard Feldman explains why the Roc programming language compiler uses both Rust and Zig, leveraging the strengths of each language.

This presentation was recorded at GOTO Copenhagen 2023. #GOTOcon #GOTOcph gotocph.com Richard Feldman - Functional Programming Language Expert & Author of "Elm in Action" @rtfeldman @SoftwareUnscripted RESOURCES bsky.app/profile/rtfeldman.bsky.social twitter.com/rtfeldman linkedin.com/in/rtfeldman github.com/rtfeldman Links rust-lang.org ziglang.org roc-lang.org ABSTRACT Why would someone use both Rust and Zig in the same project? Rust is complex and famous for its borrow checker's memory safety benefits, whereas Zig is famously simple and has no borrow checker. Wouldn't a project want one or the other, rather than both together? The compiler for the Roc programming language intentionally uses a combination of Rust and Zig. As it turns out, the circumstances that make this a good choice are not as rare as you might think, and the differences in memory safety between Rust and Zig are also not as big as you might think. Come learn about the surprising benefits of combining two languages as different as Rust and Zig! [...] TIMECODES 00:00 Intro 02:45 Outline 03:02 Why did we mix Rust & Zig? 17:40 Memory safety in practice 39:28 Where to draw the line? 45:15 Outro Download slides and read the full abstract here: gotocph.com/2023/sessions/2890 RECOMMENDED BOOKS Richard Feldman • Elm in Action • amzn.to/387kujI Dean Bocker • Don't Panic! I'm A Professional Zig Programmer • amzn.to/3ljKT8d Tim McNamara • Rust in Action • amzn.to/3ux2R9u David Drysdal • Effective Rust • amzn.to/4dAjbdX twitter.com/GOTOcon linkedin.com/company/goto- instagram.com/goto_con facebook.com/GOTOConferences #Rustlang #Ziglang #Roclang #Rust #Zig #Roc #ProgrammingLanguages #Programming #FunctionalProgramming #BorrowChecker #MemorySafety #Haskell #Concurrency #RichardFeldman CHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUS Join this channel to get early access to videos & other perks: youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/join Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket at gotopia.tech Sign up for updates and specials at gotopia.tech/newsletter SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL - new videos posted almost daily. youtube.com/user/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1