Lightning Talk: From ‘We Want Rust’ to ‘We Have a Rust Team’ — The Journey...
summary
LabBase replaces parts of its web stack with Rust, deliberately trading short-term convenience for a culture shift centered on the Rust ownership model and strict type safety. Hiring sees a tenfold increase in applicants and a surge of international applicants, revealing hidden talent rather than a talent shortage. Initial missteps include onboarding friction and fractured communication, but a small Rust team is built, those unique hires become central, and the experiment demonstrably scales the organization.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Introduction
- 0:23Why adopt Rust
- 2:32Rust’s cultural impact
- 4:18Rust hiring challenges
- 6:50Forming the Rust team
- 8:28Hiring changes and growth
- 9:52Rust team’s organizational impact
- 10:34Tech diversity and future
- 12:16Recruitment and thanks
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