Allen Wyma talks with Tom Miles, CTO of AI-NC, a platform written in Rust to get manufactorability feedback for hardware designs.
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Timestamps
[@0:00] - Introduction
[@0:46] - What is Spin
[@1:23] - AI-NC’s company history
[@2:46] - What made Tom start a machine shop company
[@8:17] - AI-NC’s goal to provide automation, design, and advanced manufacturing
[@17:04] - Communication between designers and assembly people
[@19:22] - The margin for error in manufacturing
[@30:40] - What made the team switch to Rust vs other languages
[@35:06] - Libraries that AI-NC uses in their services
[@42:35] - Integrations with third-party chat applications
[@46:03] - Hiring Rust talent
[@50:23] - Teaching people Rust
[@53:27] - Advice for companies that want to use Rust
[@54:42] - Parting thoughts
Credits
Intro Theme: Aerocity
Audio Editing: Plangora
Hosting Infrastructure: Jon Gjengset
Show Notes: Plangora
Hosts: Allen Wyma
