This Week in Rust is a community-driven project highlighting updates and contributions within the Rust programming community. The document emphasizes the dedication and inclusivity of Rustaceans, with insights into the importance of learning, open development, and public recognition of contributions. It also showcases personal experiences that highlight the supportive nature of the community.

1. This Week in Rust
400 Issues and Counting!
@nellshamrell

2. Nell Shamrell-Harrington
● Principal Engineer, Microsoft
● Board Member, Rust Foundation
● Lead Editor, This Week in Rust
● @nellshamrell

4. How I found Rust

5. This Week in Rust (TWiR)

6. This Week in Rust is not
one person’s project...

7. Current Editors
● Nell Shamrell-Harrington (nellshamrell)
● Andre Bogus (llogiq)
● Colton Donnelly (cdmistman)

8. This Week in Rust is not
the editors’ project...

11. This Week in Rust is a
community project

12. This Week in Rust is
YOUR project

22. TWIR plays a very important role in
the Rust community as an
aggregator of community updates
Programmurr (Reddit)

23. Brian Anderson
There were a number of times in Rust’s history
where a volunteer stepped up out of nowhere
and just carried a whole subsystem. Nasa42
taking over TWiR was one of those.

25. Insight #1
Rustaceans are deeply dedicated
to learning and teaching

26. In the beginning, the articles and blog posts were the
most important, for seeing new patterns and
examples, and just learning about Rust generally.
quindot (Discourse)

27. In the Rust community,
no one calls you a n00b

28. You don’t fully understand something
until you can teach it

29. Insight #2
Rust is developed in the open
by regular people

31. I also love that TWiR is a place that gives public
recognition to contributions that might
otherwise go unnoticed
mbruebeck (Discourse)

32. quindot (Discourse)
But perhaps more importantly, I became familiar
with many key Rust developers and their roles,
and started following their blogs and so on.

34. Insight #3
Everyone is welcome and
encouraged to become involved

38. Aaron Turon
No one can be wrong about their
own lived experience

39. nnethercote (Reddit)
TWiR doesn't just distribute information, it
potentially draws people in to contribution.

40. Insight #4
The Rust community acknowledges and
celebrates contributions

42. hojjat12000 (Reddit)
I check it out every week to see what new
crates are there and which one could be
useful for me.

43. I also had one of my crates feature[d] on
This Week In Rust (display-utils) by submitting
it myself. It was cool to see the crate get more
traffic although with 20+ stars it's now a bit
inflated on my github profile.
Kangalioo (Reddit)

46. It was quite satisfying to see my name in the
‘thanks for suggesting’ line on several of the
quotes of the week.
ssokolow (Reddit)

47. Insight #5
No Rustacean is alone

48. kode1985 (Reddit)
“That is always fuel to me to remember that
I'm not alone who use[s] Rust.

49. When it comes out I know a week has passed
in quarantine.
denb92 (Reddit)

51. With online community,
we are never alone

52. This Week in Rust is a
community project

53. This Week in Rust is
YOUR project

54. https://this-week-in-rust.org/

55. https://github.com/rust-lang/this-week-in-rust

56. @ThisWeekInRust

57. Past Editors
● Ember Arlynx (emberian)
● Brian Anderson (brson)
● Vikrant Chaudhary (nasa42)
● Flavio Ditz (flavsditz)

58. Thank You!