Speaker
Abstract
Rust is powering the next generation of JavaScript tooling including Turbopack, Rspack, Parcel, SWC, lightningcss, and more.
What does this mean for JavaScript developers? Isn’t Rust a low-level language like C?
In this talk we’ll explore what Rust is being used for on the frontend and introduce the language from the perspective of a JavaScript developer. We’ll cover the basics and the similarities between writing JavaScript and writing Rust before covering the range of ways JavaScript and Rust can be used together to empower developers to create better products.
Topics
QCon San Francisco 2023 is a three day conference for senior software engineers, architects and team leads. An international program committee of working engineers selects every session. Patterns and practices, not products and pitches.
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