Rust is exciting. The language promises zero-cost abstractions without the stability and security problems often seen with C and C++. Given that, Rust is gaining popularity in the area of systems programming – but it is not limited to that. Rust is a great choice for application development, too. You can use it to build blazingly fast web APIs in the cloud or enhance web apps using Webassembly. In this talk, Rainer Stropek, founder of the Rust Linz Meetup, will talk about the reasons of his excitement for Rust. You will here about some unique properties of the language and its related tooling that distinguishes Rust from other programming platforms. If you have not found the time to look into Rust but you are curious about it, this is the session for you.