# Why Rust powers Temporal's Core SDK

DevFeed: [Why Rust powers Temporal's Core SDK](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/why-rust-powers-temporal-s-core-sdk-36108.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://temporal.io/blog/why-rust-powers-core-sdk>)

Author: Spencer Judge

Published: 2021-04-20T07:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Temporal Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/temporal-blog.md>)

Topics: [Rust](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/rust.md>), [SDKs](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/sdks.md>), [Scalability](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/scalability.md>), [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>), [Programming](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/programming.md>)

Tags: [development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/development.md>), [rust](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/rust.md>), [scalability](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/scalability.md>), [sdk](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sdk.md>), [temporal-concepts](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/temporal-concepts.md>)

## AI overview

This article explains why Temporal chose Rust for its Core SDK. It describes the SDK's distributed-system responsibilities, the need to support multiple languages without duplicating complex logic, and the reliability requirements of long-lived workflow and activity workers.

## Source excerpt

Learn why Temporal chose Rust for its new Core SDK, enhancing performance and scalability while meeting key development goals.