As Carl Sagan once said, "If you wish to build a keyboard from scratch, you must first invent a CAD kernel."

Last time we had Brian present, he talked about writing the firmware in Rust for a keyboard he had designed and built. He will pick up where he left off, continuing the story with a case to really tie the keyboard together.

He's got a 3D printer and he's not afraid to use it. But he also wants to version control all his projects. So, naturally, instead of clicking and dragging his way through Fusion360, he turns to the arcane world of code-based CAD.

Join us to learn about what code-based CAD is all about, and what the future might be...

Brian Heise (Fullstack Developer at Liferay) talks about everything you might want to know about web dev in Rust, from the perspective of a newcomer to the language. Watch to learn about the benefits, disadvantages, and unique aspects Rust has when it comes to building web apps - both frontend and backend.

Special thanks to:

Braid (https://braid.tech) for helping organize and host the event WeWork for providing the venue and presentation equipment

What makes Rust more than "just another curly-brace language"? And what would it take to bring it to safety-critical domains like automotive, aerospace, and medical devices? Florian Gilcher (Co-founder of Ferrous Systems) talks about Rust's journey into such industries, highlighting key aspects of its potential for adoption.

Watch to hear Florian's insights about Rust's growing significance for high-integrity systems, opportunities that the future holds for the language, and the challenges that must be addressed for it to become a prominent player in this space.

Special thanks to:

Drivemode (https://drivemode.com) for hosting us at their offices, Braid (https://braid.tech) for helping organize and record the event!

What's the point of wrapping a C++ library instead of rewriting it in Rust? Does a move mean the same thing in Rust and in C++? How is borrow checking different from smart pointers? And what the F-F-I is a foreign function interface?

Máté Kovács (Principal Software Engineer at Braid) talks about his latest experiment to seamlessly wrap a C++ library with a Rust interface. He explains when, why, and how best to apply this approach, presenting the ideas with examples throughout a concrete codebase. Watch to learn about the differences and similarities of Rust and C++, the tools that can bridge the gap, and the concrete patterns you can use to successfully solve this problem in your own projects.

Follow along with the slides: https://mkovaxx.net/talks/wrapping-cp...

And read the code here: https://github.com/mkovaxx/mfem-rs