Rust NYC: Social Interoperability - Rust, C++ and The Greater Good

Join us on Thursday, March 19th at our sponsor Materialize. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. to give attendees plenty of time to grab pizza and socialize, and the talk begin at 7:15 p.m. Following the success of the UnConf we've absorbed all of your feedback and a one off special!

Jon Bauman has been working on Rust and C++ Interoperability for several years and is one of the key figures in the space. He's flying in from Seattle especially for this talk.

Abstract: What is technology for and how do we do it well? Join me for stories and discussion about what I've learned working in all kinds software and and what I think we miss when we think that our jobs end at making the KPIs to up and to the right. I'll talk about my journey form nerdy kid obsessed being technically correct (the best kind of correct) to nerdy adult obsessed with what knowledge even is and how we pass it along despise perfect communication being essentially impossible. Along the way, we'll get into why I think C++ is still so important, what I think is so great about Rust, and why I've put a huge amount of effort into bringing the two communities together. We'll talk about the technical challenges of interoperability and the social challenges of building robust consensus. Finally, we'll talk about what I've been up to lately, how life rarely goes the way we expect, and where I'd like to go from here. There will be a little code, some philosophy and a lot of jokes. Hopefully we'll all get to learn something new and see the world more complexly.
Bio: Jon Bauman has worked in tech for over two decades across various industries and programming disciplines. He is a proud alumnus of the University of Michigan, Etsy, Mozilla and the Rust Foundation. Jon brought his experience in Rust and standards development to bear as the implementer of AVIF support in Firefox and has been an active member of the WG21: the ISO C++ standardization committee, advocating for better interoperability and memory safety across all languages. Jon enjoys applies applying multidisciplinary skills to deeply understand complex systems and the perspectives of diverse stakeholders, forge pragmatic solutions, and build systems for the long term which benefit people.

Lawrence Harvey is Rust NYC's official recruitment partner, with Ross providing support as a co-organizer and financial support.

The space is generously sponsored by our partner Materialize.