Luckily, You Don’t Have to Rewrite Everything in Rust

Rust’s rising popularity has intrigued developers from many backgrounds, including Java programmers looking to explore its potential. But does adopting Rust mean starting over? Not at all. In this session, we’ll explore what every Java developer should know about Rust and how these two languages differ in terms of memory management, concurrency, programming styles, and tooling ecosystems.

We’ll compare adoption numbers and community surveys, explore challenges Java developers face when transitioning to Rust, and discuss strategies for introducing Rust into Java projects. You’ll also get practical insights into Rust libraries for common Java use cases, interop techniques between the two languages, and migration approaches that make Rust adoption smooth and strategic.

This talk will leave you with a clear understanding of why you don’t need to rewrite everything to benefit from Rust—and why, sometimes, a little Rust can go a long way.