Allen Wyma talks with Adam Chalmers, software engineer at Cloudflare, which is a global network of servers located around the world, that uses Rust to help power and secure the internet.
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Timestamps
- [@0:00] - Introduction to Cloudflare
- [@3:57] - Cloudflare’s edge computing
- [@7:56] - Running Rust binary on Cloudflare
- [@10:36] - Adams’ background and work history
- [@15:12] - How does Cloudflare provide web security?
- [@32:30] - Cloudflare’s transition and rewriting from C to Rust
- [@37:12] - Cloudflare’s data plane and control plane
- [@43:00] - Hacking and security issues on Apple and other devices
- [@50:56] - How does Cloudflare handle onboarding people to Rust
- [@1:00:09] - The importance of Rust’s performance and reliability for Cloudflare
- [@1:05:07] - Parting thoughts
Credits
Intro Theme: Aerocity
Audio Editing: Plangora
Hosting Infrastructure: Jon Gjengset
Show Notes: Plangora
Hosts: Allen Wyma
