https://nikolaishelekhov.com Nikolai is a Rust software engineer building high-performance systems, backend and blockchain infrastructure. Zola en Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Nikolai Shelekhov https://nikolaishelekhov.com/blog/rust-memory-layout-under-the-hood/ https://nikolaishelekhov.com/blog/rust-memory-layout-under-the-hood/ <p><img src="/img/rust-memory-layout/rust-memory-management.png" alt="Rust Memory Management Cheat Sheet" /></p> <p>Every Rust struct you write is a memory layout decision.</p> <p>The kind of thing I wish I had a clear reference for when I was staring at perf output wondering why my “simple” struct was blowing cache lines. So I made one.</p> <p>Most engineers never think about it. But the compiler does.</p> Mon, 20 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Nikolai Shelekhov https://nikolaishelekhov.com/blog/why-rust-for-systems-programming/ https://nikolaishelekhov.com/blog/why-rust-for-systems-programming/ <p>After 8+ years of software engineering and 5 years specializing in systems programming, I’ve worked extensively with C, C++, Go, and Rust. Here’s why Rust has become my default choice for anything performance-critical.</p>