Re: [Cloud] Starting the Wikimedia Rust developers user group

Hi everyone, We are starting a user group for people interested in spreading the adoption of the Rust programming language[1] in the Wikimedia movement. If you're not familiar with it, Rust is a systems programming language that aims to provide the trifecta of safety, concurrency and speed. It's very fun to use (rated #1 favorite language in Stack Overflow's survey 5 years and counting) and has fantastic tooling. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Rust_developers_user_group If you're already using Rust or looking to get started - please sign up! The current proposed goals of the user group are: * Develop a rich toolkit of Rust libraries and applications for working with Wikimedia and MediaWiki projects and APIs * Make Rust a first-class language in Wikimedia infrastructure like Toolforge * Encourage the usage of Rust where appropriate to build safer and better tools * Assist others who end up encountering Rust and need help (e.g. when upstreams adopt Rust) * Mentor new developers who are interested in contributing technically to the Wikimedia movement, including through programs like GSoC and Outreachy Have other ideas of what we could do? Please suggest them on the talk page! [1] https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q575650 [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Rust_developers_user_group -- Legoktm _______________________________________________ Wikimedia Cloud Services mailing list Cloud(a)lists.wikimedia.org (formerly labs-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org) https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/cloud