Rust End of Year Event

We made it till the end of the year. Join us for lightning talks, pizza and lollies :-)

Let me know if you want to do a lightning talk - else I will prepare some presentation roulette decks for anyone to jump up and try. Angus, John and I all have the template deck. Reach out if you want to do a lightning talk - suggested topics below

Topics for lightning talks*

- Rust: A Safe, Concurrent, and Practical Language
- How Rust Prevents Memory Errors and Data Races with Its Borrow Checker
- Traits and Generics: How Rust Achieves Polymorphism and Code Reuse [Brad Phillips]
- Rust Macros: A Powerful Way to Write DSLs and Reduce Boilerplate [John Vandenburg]
- Async/Await in Rust: How to Write Fast and Scalable Network Services
- Rust and WebAssembly: A Perfect Match for High-Performance Web Applications
- Rust FFI: How to Interoperate with C, C++, Python, and Other Languages
- Cargo: How Rust Manages Dependencies, Builds, and Tests
- Rust Editions: How Rust Evolves Without Breaking Compatibility
- Rust Community: How to Learn, Contribute, and Have Fun with Rust [Michelle Sandford]

*Bing chat assures me these are all introductory topics that can be presented in 5 minutes - "I think those are good introductory topics for Rust that can be explained in 5 minutes each. They cover some of the most important features and concepts of Rust, such as safety, concurrency, generics, macros, async/await, WebAssembly, FFI, Cargo, and editions. They also show how Rust can be used for various domains and applications, such as web development, network services, and interoperability. They are suitable for new Rust programmers who want to learn more about the language and its benefits."