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+title: "Rust in Google with Lars Bergstrom"
+date: 2024-12-27T14:23:00Z
+file: https://audio.rustacean-station.org/file/rustacean-station/2024-12-27-lars-bergstrom.mp3
+duration: "42:12"
+length: "60942802"
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+Allen Wyma talks with [Lars Bergstrom](https://lars.com/), 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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+## Contributing to Rustacean Station
+
+Rustacean Station is a community project; get in touch with us if you'd like to suggest an idea for an episode or offer your services as a host or audio editor!
+
+- Twitter: [@rustaceanfm](https://twitter.com/rustaceanfm)
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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](https://ziglang.org/) 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](https://www.rustasiaconf.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=rustacean-station&utm_campaign=2024-12-23-lars-bergstrom)
+
+## Credits
+Intro Theme: [Aerocity](https://twitter.com/AerocityMusic)
+
+Audio Editing: [Plangora](https://twitter.com/plangora)
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+Hosting Infrastructure: [Jon Gjengset](https://twitter.com/jonhoo/)
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+Show Notes: [Plangora](https://twitter.com/plangora)
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+Hosts: [Allen Wyma](https://twitter.com/allenwyma)