In this video we explore why I think Rust is uniquely positioned for the age of agentic engineering and how it compares to other leading competitors.
Original blog post with all images and links: https://hamy.xyz/blog/2026-04_rust-age-of-ai
CTA: Spin up fullstack webapps fast with CloudSeed, the fullstack Rust webapp boilerplate - https://hamy.xyz/blog/2026-02_launching-cloudseed-rust
Chapters
00:00 - Intro
01:00 - What are agents good for?
03:30 - What is Rust good for?
05:00 - Rust + Agentic Engineering
08:50 - What about other languages?
Links:
- The Missing Programming Language - Why There's No S-Tier Language (Yet) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJXv0BjFFCc
- High-Level Rust: Getting 80% of the Benefits with 20% of the Pain - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncHPgvhnm7k
- How I think about writing quality code fast with AI - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvqHO1PRPV4
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