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RCN launch image with white text on a blue background saying 'Rust Commercial Network Launches to Bring Commercial Users of Rust Language Together'.

June 28, 2026 ·2 min read companycommunity

We're joining the Rust Foundation's Rust Commercial Network (RCN)

Defined Once Engineering B.V. has joined the Rust Commercial Network as a founding member to stay in contact with Rust's commecial users and to give back to the Rust programming language.

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Elias (left) and Max (right) at RustWeek 2026 in Utrecht

May 19, 2026 ·2 min read company

And We're Live - Launching at RustWeek 2026

We're officially launching Defined Once at RustWeek 2026 in Utrecht. Here is who we are, what we do, and why we do it.

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April 17, 2026 ·4 min read companystrategy

Pushing for digital sovereignty as a member of NLdigital

Why we do and do not believe that being part of NLdigital is beneficial to our values and operation.

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March 28, 2026 ·8 min read companylaunch

Why this might be the worst time to start a consultancy

With the world on the verge of an economic crisis and AI getting better and better, now might be the worst time to launch a development consultancy. Why are we determined to proceed anyway?