Rust Dublin 261 - Brian Pane

TALK 1. TESTING UNSAFE RUST

Unsafe Rust code is sometimes necessary for performance or functionality reasons. But without the compile-time safety net of the borrow checker, extra care is needed to get the code right. In this talk, Brian shared some useful testing tools and techniques to help evaluate the correctness of unsafe Rust.

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TALK 2. MECHANICAL SYMPATHY in RUST PERFORMANCE OPTIMISATION

Modern computers are fast, but nuances of their design and implementation can have profound impacts on program speed. This talk, based on the Brian's work contributing performance improvements to the Rust compression library zlib-rs, described how a closer look at the hardware’s strengths and weaknesses can help make fast software even faster.

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Brian Pane spent his career leading the development of networking and infrastructure software at companies including Roblox, Pinterest, Dropbox, and Facebook. After retiring, he now focuses on open source Rust software.

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