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Ernest Kissiedu

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Allen Wyma talks with Ernest Kissiedu, organizer of Rust Nation, a Rust-focused conference geared towards Rust beginners and the Rust-curious. Contributing to Rustacean Station Rustacean Station is a community project; get in touch with us if you’d like to suggest an idea for an episode or offer your services as a host or audio editor!  Twitter: @rustaceanfm Discord: Rustacean Station Github: @rustacean-station Email: hello@rustacean-station.org  Timestamps  [@0:00] - Introduction [@3:21] - Rust Nation’s purpose and goal [@5:14] - Ernest’s background and being the community lead of Rust London Community [@13:29] - Rust communities all around the world [@16:14] - Possible guests and speakers at the Rust conference. [@22:39] - Why you should attend the Rust conference regardless of how experienced you are with Rust [@26:44] - Choosing and narrowing down the list of speakers for the conference [@31:55] - How the Rust conference will be different from other conferences [@35:29] - How to join the Rust London Community Meetup group [@42:20] - Get 15% off on Rust conference ticket price use promo code RUSTACEAN-STATION [@50:31] - How to reach out to Ernest [@51:27] - Parting thoughts  Credits Intro Theme: Aerocity Audio Editing: Plangora Hosting Infrastructure: Jon Gjengset Show Notes: Plangora Hosts: Allen Wyma

Allen Wyma talks with <a href="https://github.com/ernestkissiedu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ernest Kissiedu</a>, organizer of <a href="https://www.rustnationuk.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rust Nation</a>, a Rust-focused conference geared towards Rust beginners and the Rust-curious. <h2>Contributing to Rustacean Station</h2> Rustacean Station is a community project; get in touch with us if you’d like to suggest an idea for an episode or offer your services as a host or audio editor! <ul> <li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/rustaceanfm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@rustaceanfm</a></li> <li>Discord: <a href="https://discord.gg/cHc3Gyc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rustacean Station</a></li> <li>Github: <a href="https://github.com/rustacean-station/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@rustacean-station</a></li> <li>Email: <a href="mailto:hello@rustacean-station.org">hello@rustacean-station.org</a></li> </ul> <h2>Timestamps</h2> <ul> <li>[@0:00] - Introduction</li> <li>[@3:21] - Rust Nation’s purpose and goal</li> <li>[@5:14] - Ernest’s background and being the community lead of Rust London Community</li> <li>[@13:29] - Rust communities all around the world</li> <li>[@16:14] - Possible guests and speakers at the Rust conference.</li> <li>[@22:39] - Why you should attend the Rust conference regardless of how experienced you are with Rust</li> <li>[@26:44] - Choosing and narrowing down the list of speakers for the conference</li> <li>[@31:55] - How the Rust conference will be different from other conferences</li> <li>[@35:29] - How to join the Rust London Community Meetup group</li> <li>[@42:20] - Get 15% off on Rust conference ticket price use promo code RUSTACEAN-STATION</li> <li>[@50:31] - How to reach out to Ernest</li> <li>[@51:27] - Parting thoughts</li> </ul> <h2>Credits</h2> Intro Theme: <a href="https://twitter.com/AerocityMusic" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aerocity</a> Audio Editing: <a href="https://twitter.com/plangora" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Plangora</a> Hosting Infrastructure: <a href="https://twitter.com/jonhoo/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jon Gjengset</a> Show Notes: <a href="https://twitter.com/plangora" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Plangora</a> Hosts: <a href="https://twitter.com/allenwyma" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Allen Wyma</a>

 Rust Nation with Ernest Kissiedu 

This episode, we're joined by Ernest Kissiedu, who is the community lead of the Rust London user group as well as a co-founder of the DevX Initiative, which empowers current and would-be Rust contributors through research, workshops, and sponsorship.  Ernest tells the story of how he fell in love with Rust, how he got into organizing one of the largest local Rust user groups, as well as how he started the DevX Initiative. He also opens up about the challenges he faces running such a unique initiative, along with the possible shiny future of Rust that he hopes the DevX Initiative will help bring to fruition.  Blog post announcing that the DevX Initiative is now independent: https://medium.com/@thedevxinitiative/the-independent-devx-initiative-3aff64fcf3dc. You can find the DevX Initiative on Twitter @DevXInitiative. You can find the Rust London user group on Twitter @RustLondon_. You can send us an email at buildingwithrust AT gmail DOT com or find us in the Rustacean Station Discord server. Timestamps  00:26 - Welcome 00:35 - Ernest's intro 01:26 - How Ernest got into Rust 09:02 - Rust game development in the early days 11:46 - Rust's community is its most compelling feature  13:28 - Ernest's journey to becoming community lead of the Rust London user group 22:30 - How Ernest co-founded the DevX Initiative 29:00 - The DevX Initiative going independent 34:34 - DevX and the Rust Foundation are both working towards the same goal 38:00 - Ernest's personal projects 43:42 - Contributing in ways other than coding 48:16 - Widening the definition of what it means to be a 'contributor' 50:26 - Summarizing and wrapping up 53:41 - Ernest's sign-off 55:16 - Outro

This episode, we're joined by Ernest Kissiedu, who is the community lead of the Rust London user group as well as a co-founder of the DevX Initiative, which empowers current and would-be Rust contributors through research, workshops, and sponsorship.  Ernest tells the story of how he fell in love with Rust, how he got into organizing one of the largest local Rust user groups, as well as how he started the DevX Initiative. He also opens up about the challenges he faces running such a unique initiative, along with the possible shiny future of Rust that he hopes the DevX Initiative will help bring to fruition.  Blog post announcing that the DevX Initiative is now independent: <a href="https://medium.com/@thedevxinitiative/the-independent-devx-initiative-3aff64fcf3dc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://medium.com/@thedevxinitiative/the-independent-devx-initiative-3aff64fcf3dc</a>. You can find the DevX Initiative on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/DevXInitiative" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@DevXInitiative</a>. You can find the Rust London user group on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/RustLondon_" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@RustLondon_</a>. You can send us an email at buildingwithrust AT gmail DOT com or find us in the <a href="https://discord.gg/MNSeXGfm9J" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rustacean Station Discord server</a>. Timestamps <ul> <li>00:26 - Welcome</li> <li>00:35 - Ernest's intro</li> <li>01:26 - How Ernest got into Rust</li> <li>09:02 - Rust game development in the early days</li> <li>11:46 - Rust's community is its most compelling feature </li> <li>13:28 - Ernest's journey to becoming community lead of the Rust London user group</li> <li>22:30 - How Ernest co-founded the DevX Initiative</li> <li>29:00 - The DevX Initiative going independent</li> <li>34:34 - DevX and the Rust Foundation are both working towards the same goal</li> <li>38:00 - Ernest's personal projects</li> <li>43:42 - Contributing in ways other than coding</li> <li>48:16 - Widening the definition of what it means to be a 'contributor'</li> <li>50:26 - Summarizing and wrapping up</li> <li>53:41 - Ernest's sign-off</li> <li>55:16 - Outro</li></ul>