I’ve written most of my code in dynamically typed languages such as Python or PHP; but ever since dabbling with Rust, I’ve developed a passion for static type systems. It began to feel very natural to me; like a totally new way to express myself. More »

Let me first point out the obvious: yes, the title is a little sensationalist. Also you might be asking why I should be entitled to talk about the future of Rust. After all, I’m neither part of the Rust core team, nor a major contributor to the Rust ecosystem. To that I answer: why not? It’s fun to … More »

One common systems design task in interviews is to sketch the software architecture of a URL shortener (a bit.ly clone, if you may). Since I was playing around with Rocket – a web framework for Rust – why not give it a try? More »