Rust ABI with Aurimas Blažulionis

Allen Wyma talks with Aurimas Blažulionis (blaz.is), author of We Need Type Information, Not Stable ABI (blaz.is/blog/post/we-dont-need-a-stable-abi) blog post, which details possible alternatives to a stable Rust ABI.

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Timestamps

• [@0:00] - Who is Auri?

• [@3:07] - Auri’s background: video game development, hacking, and reverse engineering

• [@8:14] - Common advice for optimizing your code

• [@10:24] - Auri’s article on how to link multiple libraries together

• [@14:07] - What is an ABI (Application Binary Interface)?

• [@17:05] - ABI between C and C++

• [@19:02] - ABI for Rust

• [@21:14] - Fat pointers and zero-size types

• [@23:50] - Writing FFI

• [@31:15] - C FFI in relation to a Rust ABI

• [@32:12] - System support for Rust

• [@39:30] - Auri’s blog and articles

• [@40:53] - Where to reach out to Auri

Credits

Intro Theme: twitter.com/AerocityMusic

Audio Editing: Plangora (twitter.com/plangora)

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

Show Notes: Plangora (twitter.com/plangora)

Hosts: Allen Wyma (twitter.com/allenwyma)