Closing Keynote
summary
Rust is already running in S3 EC2 CloudFront Azure Meta Linux and Android and adoption is accelerating, but async trait dynamic-dispatch remains blocked by stack-size and allocation tradeoffs; proposal splits into a short-term just add async path and a long-term beyond the amperand redesign. A prototype CLI and crate workflow exists as cargo BP to install “battery packs” (CI and CLI packs demonstrated). The Rust Foundation Maintainer Fund and roadmap-driven team funding aim to pay maintainers and unblock ecosystem work.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Introduction
- 3:45Rust’s rise to adoption
- 8:20Why developers stay with Rust
- 11:09AI agents and Rust’s role
- 15:01Async Rust challenges
- 21:59Roadmaps for async improvements
- 27:31Navigating Rust’s ecosystem
- 31:01Introducing battery packs
- 35:58Maintenance crisis and support
- 39:10Rust Foundation’s funding role
- 42:40Closing thoughts
