Torvalds Speaks: Rust's Impact on the Linux Kernel

🚀 **Linux Torvalds Reveals Insights on Rust Programming Language!**

In this exclusive interview, dive deep into the world of open-source programming as Linux creator Linus Torvalds shares his thoughts on the Rust programming language. Learn about the potential impact of Rust on the Linux kernel and the future of software development.

🔗 **Related Resources:**

📚 **Recommended Books:**
- "The Rust Programming Language" by Steve Klabnik and Carol Nichols
- "Just for Fun: The Story of an Accidental Revolutionary" by Linus Torvalds

[ipsb]

Linus is the living embodiment of "How a single person with great dedication and determination can literally change the world."

[MrPetzold]

Linux obviously is huge, but then this guy also brought us Git...we as developers owe him tremendous gratitude ❤.

[kavehtehrani]

Linus' impact on the world of CS is simply monumental. Always a pleasure to listen to.

[jbucata]

Congrats to Linus for 32 years with the kernel, and here's to 32 more!

Because that would make 64 years... another power of two...

[thiagoalves]

I like how the host measures time through kernel releases

[pronounjow]

We wouldn't have today's world, nor the world of the upcoming future, without Linux. Linus could probably be considered this century's Person of the Century. Kudos to Linus!

[unalive_me]

Linus has always grown as a person and as a developer/technical lead. That's hard to find in a person.

[gandalfgrey]

Rust is definitely a programming language.

[jasonea]

That final comment Linus said is golden. I read a quote a few weeks ago that goes something along the lines of: "Good leaders don't manage people, they lead people. Good leaders manage things, not people."

[mnoxman]

It is nice to know that some people know their limits and are not scared of saying so in their position. Too many "Architects", "Technical Leads" or just wanton graduates in their first manager position would not be comfortable revealing that.

[Techmagus]

That is interesting using/allowing Rust in the code to avoid rusting with the code.

[martinmaldonado]

One man with a vision on a mission! Thank you Mr. Torvalds!

[friendlystonepeople]

Glad to see him having a calm demeanor. I think he has really worked on his anger and interpersonal issues and it shows.

Thank you for everything LT!

[PiDsPagePrototypes]

32 years ago, Linux was 'the free unix for nerds', ... now, it's everywhere, running every type of process and application and hardware then can be imagined.

[davidgillies]

Having eBPF support Rust is an important part of leveraging it into the mainline kernel.

[nezu_cc]

Torvalds not being toxic towards a programming language other than C, wow

[ClearComplexity]

They irony in that the creator is happy to see change and is actively looking for how the kernel can evolve for the better while countless hardcore zealots are against the smallest bit of change, even if it's tested, stable, and ready.

I don't know about rolling release being the future, but openSUSE Tumbleweed has been my OS if choice since release (and fedora/openSUSE before that) and I love using it. Last I heard Linus uses Fedora, which is one of the distros that is always moving forward. Kind of matches his approach for the kernel I suppose, albeit a bit too fast sometimes.

[anguinan]

is this conference available somewhere?

[MrHaggyy]

It's nice to see how Linus' perception changes. He was very focused on one particular style of C. Which is not a problem, it's a tool that is very suited to what he did.

[hakanakdag]

I started to learn rust sometime ago but it is a quite difficult language. it has its own techniques which can never be found anywhere else. I feel like learning rust is a very long process. It takes more than one or two tutorials or even books to master it.