Rewrite It In Rust: Can We RIIR Everything?
summary
Argues that rewriting unsafe C/C++ components in Rust removes most memory-safety vulnerabilities while keeping C-like performance without a garbage collector. Demonstrates a real project: a Rust backend and WebAssembly slide engine called Tobogan, a TypeScript UI over WebSocket, Python bindings via PyO3, and cross-language components with Uniffi; tooling like Maturin is used for interop and deployment, and the system (including slide sync to an embedded device and a blink demo) runs successfully.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Rewriting in Rust
- 3:34Why choose Rust
- 14:44Rust daily advantages
- 21:33Rust tool demo
- 28:08Rust interoperability
- 32:04Use cases and limits
- 36:20Why Rust is underused
- 38:05Conclusion
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