Rustaceans Kenya🇰🇪

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[Rustaceans Kenya🇰🇪 @RustaceansKenya]

Learn caching methods, linkers and CDN techniques for slow networks that speed up downloading Rust index registry and downloading Rust toolchains.

See you then :)🦀

https://t.co/QAqV0Cfx8x

[Rustaceans Africa @rust_africa]

While the top 3 winners took the main stage, these teams were right on their heels!
To honor their grit and technical excellence, @rustrover is awarding All-Product Quarterly Pack Licenses to our 4th through 10th place finishers!🦀

🏅 𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗡𝘆𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗶-𝗠𝗲𝘀𝗵
🏅 𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗚𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗱
🏅 𝟲𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗻 𝗚𝗮𝘁𝗲
🏅 𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗴𝗼
🏅 𝟴𝘁𝗵 𝗞𝗶𝗳𝗮
🏅 𝟵𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝘂��𝗱𝗼𝗰𝗵
🏅 𝟭𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗚𝗶𝗲𝗺𝘀𝗮 𝗔𝗜

Huge congratulations to these standout projects! 🎉

[Rustaceans Africa @rust_africa]

𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗔𝗔 𝗛𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀!🏆

We are incredibly proud to celebrate the brilliant minds who rose to the challenge during the Rust Africa Hackathon 2026. After evaluating several impressive projects, three teams stood out for their technical excellence and impact:

🥇 𝗘𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗮 𝗢𝗦 - $1,500
🥈 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗻 - $1,000
🥉 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗣𝘂𝗹𝘀𝗲 - $500

Beyond the cash prizes, our winners will also take home JetBrains RustRover All Products Annual Pack licenses to keep their momentum going.

A Huge thank you to @rust_foundation , @rustrover, @rustjobs_dev and all our supporters for making this possible. 🚀

To every participant: Whether you're on the podium or not, you’ve added a brick to the foundation of Rust in Africa. The Rust ecosystem in Africa is growing fast, and your contributions are why.
Carry this momentum forward, the world is waiting for what you build next!

🎁 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗮𝘁 𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝟯!

@RustRover is awarding Quarterly Pack Licenses to our 4th through 10th place finishers.

Stay tuned for the full Top 10 list—your name just might be on it! 🦀🔥

[Rustaceans Africa @rust_africa]

We're elated to officially announce The Rust Africa Hackathon 2026 !

➜ 5+ tracks, expert judges, real prizes, and a mission to spotlight Africa’s rising influence in the global Rust ecosystem.

Come Build solutions that matter 🦀
Full Announcement🔗: https://t.co/UDi0Khv7f2

[Rustaceans Kenya🇰🇪 @RustaceansKenya]

On Monday 8pm, we'll have a short session on the interpretation and abstraction of a datasheet.

event link : https://t.co/bm3uNLxwLT

see you then ...🦀

[Rustaceans Africa @rust_africa]

Introducing our Embedded Rust Workshop with industry expert, Prof. Bart Massey!

This workshop will equip you with the skills to build fast, safe, and reliable embedded systems.
Come learn from a leading authority in the field!

Register here 🔗: https://t.co/HyJKPFFgLa

[Rustaceans Kenya🇰🇪 @RustaceansKenya]

Here are the Pointer Provenance notes packaged as a mini-mdbook.

Clarifications and corrections on the notes are highly welcome. Create a pull request, post a comment or create an issue.

Enjoy

https://t.co/x0Vr6Z4dk7

[Rustaceans Kenya🇰🇪 @RustaceansKenya]

On 29th July 8pm, we'll have a session on Pointer Provenance.

Unsafe code is almost inevitable in low-level systems, provenance helps in enforcing aliasing rules that make unsafe code more predictable.

see you then🦀 [8pm - 9:30pm]

Registration link:
https://t.co/In0IkZ5VNF

[Rustaceans Kenya🇰🇪 @RustaceansKenya]

You can use `.transpose()` to flip `Option<Result<T, E>>` into `Result<Option<T>, E>`

✨ None → Ok(None)
✨ Some(Ok(x)) → Ok(Some(x))
✨ Some(Err(e)) → Err(e)

src: https://t.co/XfrpOqUYq0

[Rustaceans Africa @rust_africa]

𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶��𝗮 𝘅 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 🌍
We’re thrilled to announce a strategic partnership with the Africa Deep Tech Community to amplify ADTFChallenge2025!

💰 Prizes up to $8K
🌍 Open to all African countries
🔗: https://t.co/zcAEmcWqo4

[Rustaceans Kenya🇰🇪 @RustaceansKenya]

On 29th July 8pm, we'll have a session on Pointer Provenance.

Unsafe code is almost inevitable in low-level systems, provenance helps in enforcing aliasing rules that make unsafe code more predictable.

see you then🦀 [8pm - 9:30pm]

Registration link:
https://t.co/In0IkZ5VNF

[Rustaceans Nigeria @RustNigeria]

And so It begins! 🦀🎉
The Rust Developers Training Program at Akwa Ibom State University officially kicks off today! 🏫
If you're a student of AKSU, take maximum adavantage of this program.
It just might change your life 🚀

[Rust Kisumu @RustKisumu]

Happening Tonight!
"Topic: Traits and Generics in Polkadot"
We’re thrilled to announce our next session featuring @Lynette_mwangi, where we’ll unpack how traits and generics are used in the Polkadot SDK — one of the most powerful blockchain frameworks built with Rust. #Rust

[Rustaceans Africa @rust_africa]

Halfway through 2025, and Rust Africa is just getting started! 🦀🌍
The first half of the year has been nothing short of inspiring
—We extend our heartfelt thanks to all those who made this possible.
Every workshop, collab, and tiny PR has contributed to something bigger 🚀

[Rustaceans Kenya🇰🇪 @RustaceansKenya]

Did you know Rust 1.31 (Rust 2018 edition) introduced the concept of lifetime elision in function and `impl` headers?

we could have been drowning in explicitness

[Rustaceans Kenya🇰🇪 @RustaceansKenya]

Rust grows with you:

https://t.co/k0Nin6xALB

[Stellar East African Community @StellarEastAfri]

We successfully hosted a Stellar Rust workshop where we onboarded 60 builders into the Stellar ecosystem! 💫

What we covered:
🔹 Installed and set up Stellar CLI
🔹 Hands-on coding with Soroban smart contracts
🔹 Practical Rust programming
🔹 15+ builders pitched incredible ideas using Stellar tech

This workshop brought out Kisumu’s best minds—eager, curious, and ready to build. We’re excited to support and grow this new wave of Stellar developers across East Africa.

[Web3way Africa @Web3WayAfrica]

🎉 Kisumu Rust Dev Meet-Up – What a Day!

🔥 60+ Lobstr wallets downloaded
🛠️ Smart contracts deployed
💸 Funding & grant opportunities shared
🧠 Projects pitched
🍛 Food was amazing
🤝 Networking was next-level!

Big shoutout to the @StellarEastAfri President & ambassadors.

[Rust Kisumu @RustKisumu]

Kisumu is fast becoming a hotspot for Rust-powered Web3 development. The momentum is real, and we’re just getting started.

Thanks to @Web3WayAfrica && @StellarEastAfri for organizing such a fantastic meetup!

Stay tuned for upcoming Rust events in Kisumu!!!

[Mercy W. @mercy_nimo28]

First time panelist.. one goal checked✅

[Odinga_Val🦋 @Odinga_Val]

@StellarEastAfrican in Kisumu Kenya 💢💫
Today I have had the opportunity to attend Rust dev meet-up by Stellar. I am excited for the opportunity to dive into the world of Stellar, thank you, @Web3WayAfrica and @RustKisumu, for bringing this home

#Building #Blockchain #Stellar