Rustacean Station

Rust in Production: An Interview with Armin Ronacher


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Armin Ronacher talks about getting into Rust, when to use it, writing Rust extensions for Python, building the Symbolicator web application with actix, creating debugging libraries, and the Rust ecosystem.

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  • Timestamps & referenced resources
    • [@01:16] - What got you interested in Rust?
    • [@02:58] - Abstraction with good performance in Rust vs Python
    • [@04:50] - Rust doesn’t need asynchronous code
    • [@06:10] - Building thread safe applications
    • [@07:05] - What excited you about using Rust?
    • [@08:59] - Sentry
    • [@11:41] - Introducing Rust to Sentry
    • [@13:49] - Anything easier to write in Rust vs Python?
    • [@16:53] - Writing extensions vs writing services
    • [@20:01] - Flow of sending a minidump to Symbolicator
    • [@22:35] - Symbolicator makes sense as a service
    • [@24:05] - Building a better debugging world
    • [@25:12] - More things symbolicator does
    • [@26:06] - What’s Milksnake
    • [@28:43] - Other ways to embed Rust in Python
    • [@30:47] - Why use Actix for Symbolicator?
    • [@35:23] - Is it too early to write web applications?
    • [@38:09] - What would you do differently in hindsight?
    • [@42:59] - Don’t want a Django or Rails
    • [@44:37] - When to write a web application?
    • [@48:13] - What do you wish existed in Rust?
    • [@50:36] - Game backends
    • [@52:23] - Anything else?
    • [@54:05] - Why companies aren’t using Rust for web development
    • [@54:52] - Why async/await is not the only blocker for web development
    • [@57:22] - Resources for web development in Rust
    • [@59:03] - Wrap Up
    • Credits

      Intro Theme: Aerocity

      Hosting Infrastructure: Jon Gjengset

      Show Notes: Jeremy Jung

      Host: Jeremy Jung

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