Coming to Scala as a Rust Developer — Gus Wynn | Scala Summit 2026

Coming to Scala as a Rust Developer Gus Wynn — Software Engineer, Annex Risk Recorded live at Scala Summit 2026 in San Francisco on Monday, October 19, 2026. A long-time Rustacean on the overlap and the differences between Rust and Scala, and how they shape the day-to-day. About the talk Having recently started working in Scala after years of being a Rust developer, Gus noticed many similarities in the 2 languages. This made onboarding to the language easy, and made each design difference a curiosity worth exploring! This quick talk will talk about some of the overlap, and differences, between the two languages, and how that affects the experience working in them day to day. About the speaker An engineer with years of experience leading others in the database space, and a long-time member of the Rust community, Gus has currently forayed into the world of Scala. LinkedIn:   / gus-wynn-24428491   Speaker page: https://2026.scalasummit.com/speakers... --- More talks and upcoming events: https://www.bayareatechtalks.com Scala Summit is part of Bay Area Tech Talks. Visit it to join our Meetup and Luma groups, find out about upcoming events, and watch more talk recordings. Conference: https://2026.scalasummit.com Recording can also be watched on our PeerTube ad-free: https://watch.softinio.com/w/97v1WsaD...