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This is an hands-on talk, showing a journey from code with a lot of syntactic sugar to plain, veeery explicit Rust code.
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Experience the quirky journey of building lychee , an async Rust link checker. From weekend project to a 2-year saga, it explores software development's underestimated complexities, open-source struggles, and funding nuances. Dive into the reality of creating robust tools. How hard could it be?
In the right hands, Rust is an exceptionally powerful language. Yet, I frequently observe similar mistakes in Rust programming: treating it like C or Java and not fully utilizing its unique features. I've concluded that poor Rust coding often falls into a few distinct categories, which I've termed the '4 Horsemen of Bad Rust Code': Overengineering, Simplistic Design, Premature Optimization, and Neglect of Documentation and Testing. This talk will delve into these antipatterns and offer strategies to avoid them, aiming to share practical tips for writing more ergonomic and effective Rust code. During the talk, we will gradually refactor a Rust code example, transforming it from a less optimal version to a more idiomatic and efficient one.
Rust is a big language and it gets bigger every day. Many beginners ask: "What is idiomatic Rust?". This talk will highlight simple tips to make your Rust code more elegant and concise, and introduce you to my peer-reviewed collection of articles/talks/repos for writing idiomatic Rust code.
