Launching RustRover: JetBrains' Investment in Rust

Vitaly Bragilevsky (bravit.pro), Developer Advocate at JetBrains (jetbrains.com) and author of
Haskell in depth (manning.com/books/haskell-in-depth), sits down with Luca Palmieri.

Vitaly explains what led JetBrains to launch a Rust-specific product, RustRover (jetbrains.com/rust).
He covers, in particular, why it is a good time to invest further in Rust, touching as well on the state of the Rust ecosystem.
Luca and Vitaly also touch on the status quo of Rust developer tooling, including debuggers, profilers (or the lack thereof!),
and framework-specific extensions.

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Timestamps & referenced resources

• [@00:00] - Introduction

• Video recording of the interview (mainmatter.com/blog/2024/02/29/launching-rustr…)

• [@01:07] - Becoming a Developer Advocate for Rust at JetBrains

• [@04:34] - Vitaly’s transition from Haskell to Rust

• Haskell in depth (manning.com/books/haskell-in-depth)

• [@08:13] - Introducing JetBrains’ RustRover (jetbrains.com/rust)

• [@18:56] - Usage and status quo of Rust developer tooling

• [@25:12] - Vitaly’s outlook on Rust’s future

• [@31:47] - New use cases for Rust adoption

• [@35:07] - Compiler and IDE suggestions

• [@38:08] - JetBrains’ role and future as a Rust tooling provider

• [@39:59] - Reasoning behind Rust’s increasing popularity

• [@46:18] - Conclusion

Credits

Intro Theme: twitter.com/AerocityMusic

Audio Editing: Mainmatter (mainmatter.com/rust-consulting)

Hosting Infrastructure: Jon Gjengset (twitter.com/jonhoo)

Show Notes: Mainmatter (mainmatter.com/rust-consulting)

Hosts: Luca Palmieri (lpalmieri.com)