Rik Arends is a co-founder of Makepad with more than 20 years of experience developing in C/C++, JavaScript, and Rust. His work focuses on high-performance visual and audio applications and the tools needed to build them. He previously developed VJ software, web interfaces, and the Cloud9 web IDE. At Makepad, he is rethinking Rust development workflows and exploring how AI can help developers write Rust and user-interface code.