Allen Wyma talks with Josh Matthews, former Engineering Manager at Mozilla for Servo, a web browser engine written in Rust.
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Timestamps
- [@0:00] - Josh’s history with Servo
- [@3:54] - Community fears around the future of Rust when Mozilla had their layoffs
- [@6:52] - Chrome’s Javascript engine
- [@10:54] - How to make web design more secure with Rust
- [@19:50] - How Servo is using Rust
- [@24:49] - Servo’s responsibility as browser engine vs a JavaScript engine
- [@30:14] - CSS Grid support
- [@35:51] - Developer tools
- [@39:54] - Complexity in web optimization
- [@42:13] - Running multiple iframes within a page
- [@44:21] - How Rust helped Servo
- [@46:32] - Funding Servo
- [@50:19] - Where to get updates on Servo
- [@50:40] - Parting thoughts
Credits
Intro Theme: Aerocity
Audio Editing: Plangora
Hosting Infrastructure: Jon Gjengset
Show Notes: Plangora
Hosts: Allen Wyma
