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Engineering at Discord with Justin Beckwith

Software Engineering Daily

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Exploring the Backend Technology Stack of a Messaging Application

This chapter examines the diverse backend technologies utilized by a leading messaging application, focusing on programming languages like React Native, Swift, and Python. It emphasizes the role of Elixir for communication efficiency and highlights the performance enhancements achieved through Rust in the API layer.

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