Episodes 47
Avg. Duration 1h 6m
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Apple Rating 5.0 (28)
Since Dec 2023
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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This is "Rust in Production", a podcast about companies who use Rust to shape the future of infrastructure. We follow their journey in pursuit of more reliable and efficient software as they solve some of the most challenging technical problems in the world. Each episode dives deep into real-world applications of Rust, showcasing how this powerful systems programming language is revolutionizing the way we build and maintain critical infrastructure. From startups to tech giants, we explore the diverse landscape of organizations leveraging Rust's unique features to create safer, faster, and more scalable systems. Our guests share their experiences, challenges, and triumphs in adopting Rust for production environments. Listen in as we discuss topics such as concurrent programming, memory safety, performance optimization, and how Rust's ownership model contributes to building robust software systems. Whether you're a seasoned Rust developer, an infrastructure engineer, or a tech leader considering Rust for your next project, "Rust in Production" offers valuable insights and practical knowledge. Release Schedule "Rust in Production" releases new episodes every other Thursday at 4 PM UTC. Our podcast is structured into seasons, each featuring a diverse range of companies and experts in the Rust ecosystem. Recent episodes have included: - Season 2: Interviews with representatives from System76, Fusion Engineering, OxidOS, Matic, Thunderbird, AMP, and curl. - Season 1: Conversations with leaders from Sentry, Tweede Golf, Arroyo, Apollo, PubNub, and InfluxData. What You'll Learn - Real-world case studies of Rust implementation in production environments - Insights into how companies overcome technical challenges using Rust - Best practices for adopting Rust in various infrastructure contexts - The impact of Rust on software reliability, efficiency, and scalability - Future trends in systems programming and infrastructure development Join us as we uncover the latest trends in Rust development, explore best practices for using Rust in production, and examine how this language is addressing some of the most pressing issues in modern software engineering. From web services and databases to embedded systems and cloud infrastructure, we cover the full spectrum of Rust's impact on the tech industry.

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Veo with Anders Hellerup Madsen and Gorm Casper

Jun 04, 2026 1h 11m Transcript

I don't know about you, but to me there are few things as interesting as the hardware/software interface: the point where carefully written code meets the messy, physical world of sensors, lenses,…

Rust for Linux with Alice Ryhl and Greg Kroah-Hartman

May 21, 2026 49m Transcript

Hot off the press: this episode is a live recording from Rust Week in Utrecht, just two days ago. On stage with me are two people who hardly need an introduction in the Linux world: Greg…

NLnet Labs with Arya Khanna and Martin Hoffmann

May 07, 2026 1h 21m Transcript

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Helsing with Jon Gjengset

Apr 23, 2026 1h 33m Transcript

Jon Gjengset is one of the most recognizable names in the Rust community, the author of Rust for Rustaceans, a prolific live-streamer, and a long-time contributor to the Rust ecosystem. Today he…

Cloudsmith with Cian Butler

Apr 09, 2026 1h 14m Transcript

Rust adoption can be loud, like when companies such as Microsoft, Meta, and Google announce their use of Rust in high-profile projects. But there are countless smaller teams quietly using Rust to…

Gama Space with Sebastian Scholz

Jan 22, 2026 58m Transcript

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Radar with Jeff Kao

Jan 08, 2026 1h 2m Transcript

Radar processes billions of location events daily, powering geofencing and location APIs for companies like Uber, Lyft, and thousands of other apps. When their existing infrastructure started hitting…

Holiday Episode

Dec 25, 2025 29m Transcript

As we close the chapter on 2025 and celebrate our second year of 'Rust in Production', it's time to reflect on the highlights of the 17 episodes since our last holiday special. We looked at Rust from…

Rust4Linux with Danilo Krummrich

Dec 11, 2025 1h Transcript

Bringing Rust into the Linux kernel is one of the most ambitious modernization efforts in open source history. The Linux kernel, with its decades of C code and deeply ingrained development practices,…

Canonical with Jon Seager

Nov 27, 2025 57m Transcript

What does it take to rewrite the foundational components of one of the world's most popular Linux distributions? Ubuntu serves over 12 million daily desktop users alone, and the systems that power…

Roc with Richard Feldman

Nov 13, 2025 1h 2m Transcript

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Cloudflare with Edward Wang & Kevin Guthrie

Oct 30, 2025 1h 7m Transcript

How do you build a system that handles 90 million requests per second? That’s the scale that Cloudflare operates at, processing roughly 25% of all internet traffic through their global network of…

Scythe with Andrew Tinka

Oct 16, 2025 58m Transcript

Building autonomous robots that operate safely in the real world is one of the most challenging engineering problems today. When those robots carry sharp blades and work around people, the margin for…

Prime Video with Alexandru Ene

Oct 02, 2025 1h 19m Transcript

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Season 4 Finale

Jul 24, 2025 19m Transcript

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KSAT with Vegard Sandengen

Jul 10, 2025 46m Transcript

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1Password with Andrew Burkhart

Jun 26, 2025 1h 3m Transcript

Handling secrets is extremely hard. You have to keep them safe (obviously), while at the same time you need to integrate with a ton of different systems and always provide a great user-experience,…

Tembo with Adam Hendel

Jun 12, 2025 48m Transcript

Recently I was in need of a simple job queue for a Rust project. I already had Postgres in place and wondered if I could reuse it for this purpose. I found Tembo, a simple job queue written in Rust…

Rust with Niko Matsakis

May 29, 2025 56m Transcript

Few developers have been as influential to my career as Niko Matsakis. Of course he is a world-class engineer with a PhD from ETH Zürich, a Rust core maintainer who has been working on the language…

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May 15, 2025 1h 15m Transcript

Up until a few years ago, Python tooling was a nightmare: basic tasks like installing packages or managing Python versions was a pain. The tools were brittle and did not work well together.Then,…

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