Bill,

I'd be happy to help with the admin aspect of the group.

*Ruth Frasur Davis, Coordinator*
*Evergreen Collaborative Development Initiative*
https://evergreencdi.org
(765) 580-1137


On Wed, May 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM Bill Erickson via Evergreen-dev <
evergreen-dev@list.evergreen-ils.org> wrote:

> Hi All,
>
>
>
> I've been learning and working with Rust [1] a lot over the last few
> years.  What started as an educational journey has evolved into building
> working code, as I've ported various OpenSRF and Evergreen components to
> Rust.  We're now using this code more and more at KCLS and it's been going
> well.  (Migration notes:
> https://github.com/kcls/evergreen-pub/wiki/KCLS-Rust-Migration).
>
>
> I've found Rust to be fast, capable, and a joy to work with once you learn
> the basics.  And of course, there's the growing popularity [2].
>
>
> I'm writing today to see if there's any interest in forming a Rust working
> group within the Evergreen community to learn the language and potentially
> assess the viability of adding Rust to Evergreen as a supported language.
>
> I propose starting with a limited duration series of meetings, maybe 6
> months.  We can use that time to cover the basics and reassess from there.
>
>
> I would also be seeking assistance/guidance in setting up and running such
> a group, at least initially, since it's not something I've done before.
>
>
> Let me know if anyone's interested.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> -b
>
>
>
> [1] https://www.rust-lang.org/
>
> [2]
> https://github.blog/developer-skills/programming-languages-and-frameworks/why-rust-is-the-most-admired-language-among-developers/
>
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