Rust Rhein-Main

This month, Gustavo will teach us about debuggers in Rust:

Rust has a powerful type system that prevents many classes of errors from ever occurring. It isn't a silver bullet though. When your software exhibits unpredictable behaviour or even crashes, you still need to debug your code. This talk presents some of the tools available to assist you during debugging sessions—from GDB pretty-printers to RR, a time-travel debugger. Along the way, we'll explore tools built specifically for Rust debugging, including clever macros and BugStalker, a Rust-native debugger.

This time, Hamza Azziti from Peeriot will introduce us to Myrmic.

Myrmic is an open-source runtime designed for developers and teams building resilient systems across embedded devices, edge computers, gateways, servers, and distributed environments. Built in Rust and leveraging WebAssembly, Myrmic provides a runtime model that allows applications to run across different hosts while supporting communication, self-organization, and fault tolerance.

This demo explores how simple hardware can work together to create shared experiences, from customized programs and interactive games to collaborative experiments.

Hamza Azziti is a software engineer at Peeriot, with a focus on Rust and distributed systems.

18:00 – 18:10: Introduction and Welcome
18:10 – 19:00: Myrmic Demo and Q&A
19:00 – 19:15: Setup Checks
19:15 – 20:35: Hands-on Exercise
20:35 – 21:00: Results and Debrief
21:00 onwards: Pizza and Networking

We will provide the following:

- ESP32 boards for use during the session.
- Starter code, exercise instructions, and technical support.
- Wi-Fi router

SETUP REQUIREMENTS

Note: Linux is our supported platform.

- Your own Linux laptop, charger, USB-C cables, and a USB port; bring an adapter if needed.
- A notebook and pen (optional)
- An editor, Git and Rust/Cargo installed through rustup. - Complete the event setup guide before arrival, including the Myrmic CLI, embedded build tools and a build check. Rust/Cargo alone is not enough.
- Permission to install tools and access USB devices. Check work-laptop restrictions in advance.
- No AI coding tools. Please don't use AI assistants or agents (e.g. Codex, Copilot, or Claude Code) to complete the workshop exercises. The goal is to work through the challenges yourself.

SETUP GUIDE