Rust Meetup #10

Rust Meetup #10

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Rust Basel Meetup #10 – Talks, Snacks, and Community Vibes

On March 18th, we hit a nice round number: Rust Basel Meetup #10 🎉
Thanks to our generous hosts at MDPI, we gathered once again at Grosspeteranlage 5 to share knowledge, laughter, and stories from the Rust trenches.

This time, we were treated to two insightful talks from community members—and the promise of a third, TBD-style!

🎤 The Talks

  • Yasin Gündüz opened the evening with a philosophical yet practical dive into "How to inject Rust into people's hearts, minds, and production code." His journey touched on more than just syntax—it was about winning hearts (and org charts) with Rust's strengths.

  • Michael Kefeder followed with "Anecdotal evidence that Rust is not hard to learn or slowing down development." What started as a personal take on learning Rust quickly turned into a broader discussion about the language’s ecosystem. From package management to dev tooling to onboarding juniors, this talk lit a spark that carried into many conversations throughout the evening.

  • The open slot remained just that—open. If you’ve got a Rust story, experiment, or lesson learned, we’d love to hear it at a future meetup. Ping us on Discord!

🧃 Community + Snacks

As always, the conversations flowed long after the talks ended. With drinks in hand and pizza on plates (thanks again to E+H Digital Solutions for sponsoring the food 🙌), we huddled around laptops, shared projects, debated error handling strategies, and dove into Rust's evolving ecosystem.

We also welcomed a few new faces—some folks brand-new to Rust, and others already deep into it. Whether you're writing your first main() or refactoring a codebase in safe concurrency, Rust Basel is for everyone.

🗺️ Logistics Recap

The meetup was hosted at MDPI, just a 10-minute walk from Basel SBB. Pro tip for next time: the elevator is small but mighty. And don't forget to ring at MDPI on the doorbell screen.

🧡 Thank You!

  • MDPI – for the lovely venue.
  • E+H Digital Solutions – for keeping us fed.
  • Everyone who attended – for being part of this growing Rust community in Basel!

➕ Stay in Touch

  • Join us on Discord
  • Check out upcoming events and blog posts at rust-basel.ch
  • Or just drop by the next meetup and say hi!

Looking forward to seeing you at Rust Basel #11 👋

Till then: cargo install rust_basel_energy