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RustLab Conference @rustlab.it · 4d

Learning Rust through ECS? Yes, please!
🕹️ @rustunit.com shows how Entity-Component-System libraries can make Rust feel like "easy mode"—thanks to cache-friendly performance and simpler data sharing semantics. Perfect for gamedevs and curious minds.
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RustLab Conference @rustlab.it · 9d

Writing your own interpreter is fun. Adding a JIT compiler? Even better.
👨‍💻 @andreabergia.com walks us through building a toy language in Rust, complete with parsing, AST, IR, SSA, and backend compilation.
A perfect dive into how languages work.
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RustLab Conference @rustlab.it · 11d

What started as a beginner's Rust journey turned into a tool powering national HPC infrastructure.
Manuel Sopena shares the story behind Manta, built to unify CSCS’s Alps systems across Cray EX machines.
🧠 Building Manta
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RustLab Conference @rustlab.it · 16d

Terminals are “just text,” right? Not quite.
Raphael Amorim takes us under the hood of terminal emulators — PTYs, ANSI codes, input handling, rendering and more.
🔧 Terminals Are Just Text? Think Again
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RustLab Conference @rustlab.it · 18d

Async is powerful — but are we overdoing it?
Christian Visintin explores the async trap in Rust, how it hurts library APIs, and how tools like maybe-fut can help.
⏳ We Can’t Live Without Async — and That’s a Problem
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RustLab Conference @rustlab.it · 23d

What if strace spoke human?
Mohammad Khalid introduces Intentrace, a Rust-powered CLI that makes syscall tracing more readable, approachable, and powerful.
🧭 Intentrace: Making strace More Human Using Rust
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RustLab Conference @rustlab.it · 25d

NP-hard problems? Try evolving your way out.
@martinomburajr.bsky.social shows how Rust + Genetic Algorithms can solve complex, messy problems with speed and elegance.
🧬 Solving NP-Hard Problems with Genetic Algorithms in Rust
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RustLab Conference @rustlab.it · Sep 11

What powers the Rust Project behind the scenes?
@ieni.dev shares 1.5 years of work in the Rust Foundation infra team: challenges, wins, and what’s coming next.
🛠️ 1.5 Years in the Infra Team: What We Cooked and What’s Next
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RustLab Conference @rustlab.it · Sep 9

Can AI help the Linux kernel make smarter scheduling decisions?
@arighi.bsky.social explores how to combine Rust and machine learning to experiment with AI-powered CPU schedulers.
🧠 Exploring AI-Powered Kernel Schedulers with Rust
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RustLab Conference @rustlab.it · Sep 4

Rust debugging feels... mysterious?
@bravit.bsky.social breaks it down — from DWARF to RustRover — and shows how to make the most of modern Rust debuggers.
🔍 Demystifying Rust Debugging
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RustLab Conference @rustlab.it · Sep 2

Rust compile times slowing you down?
@francois.mock.rs shares practical strategies to speed up iteration — from faster linkers to sccache and shared targets.
⚡ Strategies to Speed Up Build Iteration (or Dynamic Hot Reloading?)
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RustLab Conference @rustlab.it · Aug 28

Axum makes starting easy — scaling cleanly is the real challenge.
Mitchel Vroege shares patterns, lessons, and laughs to help you build fast, composable web services that stay maintainable.
🕸️ Building Composable Web Services with Axum
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RustLab Conference @rustlab.it · Aug 26

Tired of fighting Rust’s coherence rules?
[email protected] introduces Context-Generic Programming: a new way to write flexible trait impls without breaking the rules.
🧩 How to Stop Fighting with Coherence and Start Writing Context-Generic Trait Impls
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RustLab Conference @rustlab.it · Aug 21

Want to know where your Rust app allocates memory?
@allevo.bsky.social shows how to build a custom allocator from scratch to track memory usage — simply and effectively.
🧠 Track Your Memory Allocation
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RustLab Conference @rustlab.it · Aug 19

Production Rust — without mastering all of Rust.
Andreas Klostermaier built critical hospital infra with “just the friendly parts” of Rust. It’s been rock-solid for 3+ years.
🏥 Rust at 15%: Production-Ready Without the Pain
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RustLab Conference @rustlab.it · Aug 14

Rust is quietly transforming science and public health.
Caroline Morton explores how safe, auditable tools in Rust are powering open, reliable research — for the public good.
🧬 Rust for Good: Systems Programming in Science and Public Health
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RustLab Conference @rustlab.it · Aug 12

Can your Rust code drive a robot at high speed?
Learn to program a line follower robot in async no_std Rust — with a realistic physics sim and all its quirks.
🤖 Programming a Line Follower Robot Workshop
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RustLab Conference @rustlab.it · Aug 7

Learn how to intercept traffic like a pro — in Rust.
Build a full MITM tool from scratch, from packet crafting to TLS interception. Hands-on, low-level, powerful.
🧰 Network Interception in Rust Workshop
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RustLab Conference @rustlab.it · Aug 5

Your Python app is slowing down—but a full rewrite? Too costly.
@lpalmieri.com shows how to speed up critical parts with Rust, no rewrite needed. Interop done right.
🛠️ Rust-Python Interoperability Workshop
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RustLab Conference @rustlab.it · Jun 16

We are happy to announce @jetbrains.com as first sponsor for RustLab 2025.
Thanks to their efforts we're going to have their Developer Advocate @bravit.bsky.social at our conference!
Wanna join them? rustlab.it/sponsors

Sponsors

RustLab is an international conference on Rust, held annually in Florence. It features renowned speakers, engaging workshops, and networking opportunities for developers and enthusiasts.

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RustLab Conference @rustlab.it · May 16

🦀 We are proud to announce the Schedule for RustLab 2025!
It’s not completed yet: there will be some minor changes or additions, especially in the workshops and social events areas, but this is it!
Take a look at it and join us now! 🤗

👉 rustlab.it/schedule

RustLab | Schedule

Check the schedule of the international conference on Rust in Florence, Italy

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RustLab Conference @rustlab.it · Apr 16

🦀 Did you experience something extraordinary in your #RustLang coding?
Why not sharing this with other fellow Rustaceans in a workshop at #RustLab2025? 👨‍💻
Our #CFP will close on the 25th of April! 📅
Submit your workshop proposal now!
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RustLab | Call for Proposals

Join us at the international conference on Rust in Florence. CFP is still open!

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RustLab Conference @rustlab.it · Mar 28

🐦 Early Bird tickets for #RustLab2025 are now available!
🎟️Don't miss out: get yours today and join us for an unforgettable experience at our cheapest price!
🏃Hurry up: these tickets are limited!
#RustLang #TechConference #EarlyBird
👉 rustlab.it/tickets25

RustLab | Ticketing

Get your ticket now and join us at RustLab 2024!

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RustLab Conference @rustlab.it · Mar 27

🎤 Have a passion for Rust or some stunning experience to share with other Rustaceans?
Show them up at #RustLab2025: submit your proposal today and be part of the excitement!
👉 rustlab.it/call-for-pro...

RustLab | Call for Proposals

Join us at the international conference on Rust in Florence. CFP is still open!

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RustLab Conference @rustlab.it · Nov 12

Happy to have had you with us! 🤎🦀

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