about the authors

Lily Mara is a software developer based in San Francisco, California. She speaks domestically and internationally about Rust software development. She has been writing Rust since 2015 and uses it professionally for writing high-performance, scalable systems. She is currently writing software at Discord.

Joel Holmes is a software developer who has been focused on building cloud-native applications. He has worked at several startups to architect, design, and develop new products and services to help those companies develop and grow. Along the way, he was able to help establish tools and processes that helped development and increase quality. He lives in Pittsburgh with his family and currently works building cloud applications at Regrow.ag.