Paul Krill
Editor at Large

AWS delivers AWS SDK for Rust

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Nov 30, 20232 mins

Now available at crates.io, the AWS SDK for Rust provides access to some 300 AWS cloud services, each with its own Rust crate.

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Amazon Web Services (AWS) has made its AWS SDK for Rust generally available, for developing and deploying applications on the AWS cloud using the Rust programming language.

Announced November 28, the AWS SDK for Rust simplifies the use of AWS services by providing libraries familiar to Rust developers. Developers can get started with the SDK at the AWS website, with the SDK accessible through crates.io.

Providing an idiomatic, type-safe API, along Rust language benefits such as performance, reliability, and productivity, the AWS SDK for Rust supports modern Rust features such as non-blocking IO, builders, and async/await, AWS said. The extensible SDK works out of the box using safe defaults; users can customize it to their own unique use case. Access is provided to more than 300 AWS services, AWS said, each with its own Rust crate. Also, the SDK is modular, enabling users to compile crates just for the services they use.

Using the AWS SDK for Rust, developers can transfer data to and from Amazon S3, Amazon EC2, and Amazon DynamoDB. AWS said it would continue to accept contributions to the development of the SDK. Developers can vote for features, report defects, review docs, and join the discussion. AWS has published a public roadmap and contribution guidelines.

Paul Krill

Paul Krill is editor at large at InfoWorld. Paul has been covering computer technology as a news and feature reporter for more than 35 years, including 30 years at InfoWorld. He has specialized in coverage of software development tools and technologies since the 1990s, and he continues to lead InfoWorld’s news coverage of software development platforms including Java and .NET and programming languages including JavaScript, TypeScript, PHP, Python, Ruby, Rust, and Go. Long trusted as a reporter who prioritizes accuracy, integrity, and the best interests of readers, Paul is sought out by technology companies and industry organizations who want to reach InfoWorld’s audience of software developers and other information technology professionals. Paul has won a “Best Technology News Coverage” award from IDG.

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