Rousan AliRousan Ali — a developer in Bengaluru, India. I build products and maintain open-source libraries, and I write now and then about the craft of building software.https://rousanali.com/en-usWhy I still reach for Rusthttps://rousanali.com/blog/why-i-still-reach-for-rust/https://rousanali.com/blog/why-i-still-reach-for-rust/After years across JavaScript, Go, and Rust, here's where each one earns its place — and why Rust keeps winning the jobs that have to be correct.Wed, 18 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMTrustengineeringShipping like a founder, even as an engineerhttps://rousanali.com/blog/shipping-like-a-founder/https://rousanali.com/blog/shipping-like-a-founder/Thinking like a founder isn't about titles or equity. It's a way of deciding what to build and how finished 'done' really needs to be.Mon, 03 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMTproductsengineeringWhat I learned building Routerifyhttps://rousanali.com/blog/building-routerify/https://rousanali.com/blog/building-routerify/A small router for hyper.rs grew into a library other people depend on. Here's what maintaining open-source Rust taught me about API design and saying no.Thu, 12 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMTrustopen-source