The Rustvolution: How Rust Is the Future of Cloud Native

Explore the evolving landscape of cloud native development in this 34-minute conference talk from CNCF. Delve into the rise of Rust as a powerful alternative to Go in the Kubernetes ecosystem. Discover how Rust's memory safety, fearless concurrency, and zero-cost abstractions address critical challenges in modern distributed systems. Learn about the benefits of Rust-native approaches to Kubernetes development, including the elimination of null pointers, memory leaks, and garbage collection. Gain insights into why and how to leverage Rust for the future of cloud native computing, as the industry moves beyond the Go monoculture to embrace new languages that offer enhanced capabilities for building robust and efficient distributed systems.