🦀 Rust in My Boots: How I Turned Compiler Pain into a Country Song (with a Little Help from AI)

What started as a joke while wrangling a brutal lifetime error in Rust somehow became a full-blown country song. And honestly? I'm weirdly proud of it.

“Rust in My Boots” is a tribute to every dev who’s ever argued with the borrow checker at 2am and lost.

But I didn’t do it alone.
This little musical misadventure got a boost from my digital posse of AI tools:

• 🧠 ChatGPT helped me clean up the verses, fix the rhythm, and make it actually rhyme.
• 🎶 Mureka.ai turned the lyrics into a boot-stompin’ country track.
• 🎨 Canva helped me design the cowboy Ferris cover art.
• 🎬 Revid turned those designs into a full music video.

Together? We made something weird, fun, and genuinely shareable.

🎧 [Watch the music video]

No bugs. No memory leaks. Just vibes.

🎵 Rust in My Boots
A Country Song for Codin’ Cowboys

I was sittin’ on my porch with a bug in my code,
Tried C++, but my brain done overload.
I needed somethin’ strong, with type-safety roots,
Then I found me a language that wore cowboy boots.

Now I’m rustin’ down the memory lane,
Ain’t got no leaks, ain’t got no pain.
Ownership’s tough but it treats me right,
Like a shotgun compiler in a barroom fight.
Ain’t no GC, just me and my threads,
Ridin’ safe ponies ‘til the day I’m dead.
Yeah, I’m livin’ fast and codin’ tight,
With Rust in my boots every single night.

Borrow checker’s mean, like a bull named Sue,
Tossed my code out ‘cause my lifetimes flew.
Took me six damn hours just to fix that line,
But now it runs clean—boy, that feels fine.

I tried async, got stuck in a maze,
Boxed my futures in a recursive daze.
But with some unwrap() and a little ol’ prayin’,
I got that build pass, and I ain’t complainin’.

Now I’m rustin’ down the memory lane,
No segfault demons in my terrain.
Enums and traits keep me sleepin’ tight,
With pattern matchin’ dreams every Friday night.
Ain’t no nulls, just sweet Option hugs,
And my cowgirl cheered when I squashed those bugs.
Yeah, I’m writin’ fast and compilin’ right,
With Rust in my boots ‘til the mornin’ light.

So if you're tired of bugs that just won't quit,
Try Rust, partner—it’s cowboy legit.
Grab your crate, saddle up, and ride that scope,
You’ll code so clean, you’ll make your boss elope.

(Yeehaw!)

And if you enjoy it — share it with a dev friend 🤠

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