Rust in Google with Lars Bergstrom

Allen Wyma talks with Lars Bergstrom, Director of Engineering at Google, about Google’s use of Rust within Android. Android is Google’s main mobile operating system deployed to over 3 billion devices around the world.

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Timestamps

• [@00:00] - Meet Lars Bergstrom
• [@03:06] - Updates on Android devices
• [@06:49] - Rust usage at Google and in Android development
• [@10:26] - Zig as a security-focused alternative
• [@22:52] - Native code development on Android
• [@24:56] - Comparing Rust and Go
• [@27:26] - Rust as an app development language
• [@32:12] - LLVM vs GCC
• [@40:15] - Concluding discussion

Other links

• RUSTAsia Conf 2025

Credits

Intro Theme: Aerocity

Audio Editing: Plangora

Hosting Infrastructure: Jon Gjengset

Show Notes: Plangora

Hosts: Allen Wyma