March 2023 Summaries

The text discusses the author's interest in automated program analysis and highlights Rust's growing popularity as a programming language, particularly its adoption by companies like Red Canary for security purposes. Despite Rust's reputation for safety, the author acknowledges it can still have security vulnerabilities and shares how Red Canary uses Semgrep to ensure code security with each commit. The author also highlights their contribution to improving Semgrep's Rust support to beta, thanking their employer and collaborator Yoann Padioleau for their roles in enhancing Rust features and parsing capabilities. The text concludes with instructions on using Semgrep to scan Rust code and keep it secure, emphasizing the importance of proactive code analysis.