Slack • Rubyist and Rustacean • Rust community & core team • Founder of Ferrous Systems • https://ferrous-systems.com • Founder of RustFest and Rust Berlin
• It’s a common thing we hear a lot • It’s true and well-trodden “Maintainers should keep users in mind” • This is rarely spoken about • Often is seen as a burden
maintainers and creators fundamentally, by using their software • Users, especially commercial ones, are betting their product on you • For individuals, this may involve their standing in the company • User disagreement often has complex sources
work to enable it • Clear communication • Visibility into the future • Content curation • Check for user well-being! • “This week in Rust” • The books, the documented RFC process • ???
https://rustfest.global/session/1-using-rust-in-metal-fabrication/ • Talks about how companies should think about how place themselves in communities for their own good