# Why We Chose Rust For Spin

DevFeed: [Why We Chose Rust For Spin](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/why-we-chose-rust-for-spin-15427.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.fermyon.com/blog/why-we-chose-rust-for-spin>)

Author: Thorsten Hans

Published: 2025-06-26T12:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Fermyon - Experience the next wave of cloud computing.](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/fermyon-experience-the-next-wave-of-cloud-computing.md>)

Topics: [Rust](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/rust.md>), [Framework](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/framework.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>), [Serverless](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/serverless.md>), [WebAssembly](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/web-assembly.md>)

Tags: [applications](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/applications.md>), [framework](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/framework.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [rust](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/rust.md>), [serverless](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/serverless.md>), [webassembly](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/webassembly.md>)

## AI overview

Fermyon chose Rust to implement Spin, an open-source framework for building serverless WebAssembly applications.

## Source excerpt

When Fermyon set out to implement Spin, the open-source framework for building serverless WebAssembly applications, the decision to use Rust wasn't just logical - it felt inevitable.