What David Heinemeier Hansson has said about Rust (programming language)
1 quote · 1 episode · Aug 26, 2026
David Heinemeier Hansson, Danish programmer, creator of Ruby on Rails and the Omarchy Linux distribution, CTO of 37signals, author and racecar driver, has been quoted on Rust (programming language) once in 1 episode of Lex Fridman Podcast, most recently on August 26, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Hansson calls Rust the ugliest programming language in decades while praising its output for agentic work.
“It is, in my opinion, the ugliest programming language that has been invented in probably the last 40 years”
Lex Fridman Podcast: #501 – DHH: Future of Programming, AI, Agentic Engineering, Vibe Coding & Linux (Aug 26, 2026) · Listen from 55:44
Episodes
#501 – DHH: Future of Programming, AI, Agentic Engineering, Vibe Coding & LinuxLex Fridman Podcast · Aug 26, 2026 · 5 h 22 min
Lex Fridman and DHH discuss AI agents transforming programming, the Omarchy Linux distribution, open source, AI models, immigration in Europe, fatherhood and longevity.
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