RustConf 2026 in Montreal was an important milestone for our team. After months of preparation and development, we officially introduced Myrmic as an open-source project to the wider Rust community.
The event gave us the chance to present Myrmic in person, answer technical questions, and hear directly from developers interested in distributed systems, edge computing, and open-source software.
Bringing Myrmic to RustConf
RustConf was a natural place for us to launch Myrmic.
Built with Rust at its core, Myrmic is an open-source runtime for distributed edge applications. It provides a consistent model for execution, messaging, state, and placement across different devices and environments.
Launching at RustConf allowed us to introduce the project to a community already familiar with the strengths of Rust and the kinds of technical challenges Myrmic is designed to address.
Representing Peeriot at RustConf
Representing Peeriot at the event were our CEO and Co-Founder Ralf Hüskes, Developer Expert Engineer Hamza Azziti, and Senior Rust Developers Jeremy Barrow and Shane Moloney.
Throughout the conference, the team spoke with attendees about Myrmic, its architecture, possible use cases, and the challenges of building and operating distributed applications at the edge.
These discussions gave us useful early feedback on how developers understand the project, which areas generate the most interest, and which questions we need to explain more clearly as Myrmic develops.
Myrmic is now open source
RustConf also marked the point when Myrmic became publicly available.
Making the project open source means developers can now explore the runtime, test it in their own environments, review how it works, and contribute feedback or code.
For us, this is an important part of the project’s development. Real-world use, technical scrutiny, and community input will help us identify where the experience can be improved and where the project can go next.
What comes next
Our focus now is on continuing to improve Myrmic, expanding its documentation and examples, and learning from developers who start using it.
We also plan to keep meeting Rust developers and open-source communities at upcoming events, where we can continue these technical discussions and share progress as the project evolves.
Thank you, RustConf!
Thank you to everyone who stopped by, asked questions, shared feedback, or took the time to learn more about Myrmic.
RustConf 2026 gave us a strong start for Myrmic as an open-source project, and we look forward to building on it with the community.