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Rust NYC: Jon Gjengset - Demystifying unsafe code

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What it is

Jon Gjengset's Rust NYC talk explaining what `unsafe` in Rust actually means, why it is dangerous, and why it is sometimes necessary. He works through the Rustonomicon to separate fair concerns from overblown ones.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN recommends it as the best calm explanation of unsafe Rust, from a speaker commenters trust on the topic.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2020, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “There's a great new talk by on Gjengset on youtube that tackles just this question”

    Talk demystifying unsafe Rust.

    Sammi, 2020-04 · Recommendation · in “How to speed up the Rust compiler in 2020”

  2. “the speaker is one of those people I mention who I'd trust more than me to write unsafe code”

    Talk by a trusted expert on unsafe Rust difficulty.

    saghm, 2024-12 · Recommendation · in “Compiling C to Safe Rust, Formalized”

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Topics: rust, unsafe, rustonomicon, memory safety, jon gjengset

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