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The talks themselves: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESXMg9OzWrQ

⬐ secondcoming

I had the misfortune of randomly skipping to the 'Rust wants to be political' presentation.

⬐ smolder

All of that was fine with me except for the weird use of "redistribute", as in "rust wants to redistribute the power of systems programming", which I don't think is an appropriate use of the word. It implies there is a limited pool of "systems programming power" to distribute, which doesn't make sense. Empowerment means giving people power, but the power isn't taken from somewhere else in this case.

⬐ jcpst

I think it’s worth considering the meaning in this case, especially since all of the language was so intentional in that segment.

Languages and systems are tied to communities and ecosystems.

I would say that the core developers if various kernels and OSes wield a lot of power. A community designed to be inclusive should be a part of that.

It really is political, you can draw lines between this and what’s currently happening in America with the mainstream acknowledgment of systemic racism. Power needs to be redistributed in that scenario too.

⬐ smolder

I stand by my criticism there. Systems programming is not a hierarchical thing, anyone can do it without stepping on anyone else's toes. Just build something. You can give people the power without taking it from anywhere. Is software dev political? Sure. But "Redistribute" as in "redistribute systems programming power" doesn't make sense. If you mean you want to redistribute decision making power with respect to linux kernel development or something specific like that, that's entirely different.

⬐ fluffything

This user collected a list with linked time stamps: https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/idecaz/rustconf_is_on...

RustConf 2020 - Opening Keynote

RustConf 2020 - Error Handling Isn't All About Errors

RustConf 2020 - How to Start a Solo Project That You'll Stick With

RustConf 2020 - Under a microscope - exploring fast and safe rust for biology

RustConf 2020 - Bending the curve - a personal tutor at your fingertips

RustConf 2020 - My First rust project - starting a 2d game with amethyst

RustConf 2020 - Controlling telescope hardware with rust

RustConf 2020 - Macros for a more productive rust

RustConf 2020 - Rust for non-systems programmers

RustConf 2020 - Closing keynote