PLUG: Why You Should NOT Use Rust

AJ ONeal will be presenting this month on Rust.

Rust fanatics often can't wait to tell you how superior Rust is for whatever foobar app you're building. Such vehement protagonism is perhaps overly optimistic.

Sadly, Rust is not a silver bullet and the more pessimistic view that you probably shouldn't use it is perhaps closer to the truth.

Let's take the opposite approach. Let's step through all the reasons that you probably won't need the great features of Rust and maybe, just maybe, we'll discover where it really shines.

Just go in the front doors, and follow the signs. We're usually in a conference in the back of the main floor.