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Rust in Google with Lars Bergstrom

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Allen Wyma talks with Lars Bergstrom, Director of Engineering at Google, about Google’s use of Rust within Android. Android is Google’s main mobile operating system deployed to over 3 billion devices around the world.

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    • Timestamps
    • [@00:00] - Meet Lars Bergstrom
    • [@03:06] - Updates on Android devices
    • [@06:49] - Rust usage at Google and in Android development
    • [@10:26] - Zig as a security-focused alternative
    • [@22:52] - Native code development on Android
    • [@24:56] - Comparing Rust and Go
    • [@27:26] - Rust as an app development language
    • [@32:12] - LLVM vs GCC
    • [@40:15] - Concluding discussion
      • Other links
      • RUSTAsia Conf 2025
        • Credits

        Intro Theme: Aerocity

        Audio Editing: Plangora

        Hosting Infrastructure: Jon Gjengset

        Show Notes: Plangora

        Hosts: Allen Wyma

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