Rust for R Extensions: C ABI Boundaries, Data Frames, and CRAN-Ready Packaging

A practical two-hour session on Rust for R Extensions, focused on C ABI Boundaries, Data Frames, and CRAN-Ready Packaging. The session treats Rust as a native component exposed through C-compatible boundaries, with attention to packaging, ownership, host-runtime tests, and failure handling.

Audience: entry-level and intermediate developers who want a practical engineering session, not a language tour.

Outcomes:

• Explain the practical boundaries of Rust for R Extensions
• Apply C ABI Boundaries in a small working example
• Apply Data Frames in a small working example
• Apply and CRAN-Ready Packaging in a small working example

Format: two hours with a short framing walkthrough, a concrete example, discussion of tradeoffs, and a closing checklist for practice.