Tim McNamara's interview from Mainmatter's Rust interview series

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+title: "Unlocking Rust's power through mentorship and knowledge spreading, with Tim McNamara"
+date: 2024-01-28T08:12:00Z
+file: https://audio.rustacean-station.org/file/rustacean-station/2024-01-28-tim-mcnamara.mp3
+duration: "1:03:32"
+length: "62181128"
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+[Tim McNamara](https://tim.mcnamara.nz/), author of [Rust in Action](https://www.manning.com/books/rust-in-action) 
+and founder at [Accelerant](https://accelerant.dev), sits down with Marco Otte-Witte.
+
+Tim discusses how Rust, despite common perceptions, is relatively easy to learn and how the compiler empowers engineers 
+to avoid common mistakes. The conversation also emphasizes Rust's growing adoption in companies, 
+its role in addressing long-term maintainability challenges, and its potential to significantly reduce software 
+energy consumption, while highlighting the importance of mentorship to ensure successful integration across organizations.
+
+### 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)
+ - Discord: [Rustacean Station](https://discord.gg/cHc3Gyc)
+ - Github: [@rustacean-station](https://github.com/rustacean-station/)
+ - Email: [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])
+
+### Timestamps & referenced resources
+
+- [@00:00] - Introduction
+  - [Video recording of the interview](https://mainmatter.com/blog/2023/11/02/unlocking-rusts-power-through-mentorship-and-knowledge-spreading/)
+- [@00:34] - Start of the interview
+- [@01:27] - Tim's role at AWS
+- [@03:57] - Tim's reasons for learning Rust
+- [@04:57] - [Rust in Action](https://www.manning.com/books/rust-in-action)
+- [@06:59] - How hard is it to learn Rust?
+- [@13:49] - Reasons companies are holding back from adopting Rust
+- [@23:51] - Rust's type system and maintainability
+- [@36:30] - Dependencies in Rust
+- [@41:01] - Energy savings with Rust
+- [@48:09] - Tim's approach to pitching Rust
+- [@54:21] - Overcoming concerns around Rust adoption
+- [@55:36] - Recruitment strategy for Rust
+- [@57:13] - Knowledge spreading
+- [@01:02:41] - Conclusion
+
+### Credits
+
+Intro Theme: [Aerocity](https://twitter.com/AerocityMusic)
+
+Audio Editing: [Mainmatter](https://mainmatter.com/rust-consulting/)
+
+Hosting Infrastructure: [Jon Gjengset](https://twitter.com/jonhoo/)
+
+Show Notes: [Mainmatter](https://mainmatter.com/rust-consulting/)
+
+Hosts: [Marco Otto-Witte](https://twitter.com/marcoow)