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Rustler: Bridging Elixir and Rust with Sonny Scroggin

Elixir Wizards

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Exploring Rustler and NIF Integration

This chapter chronicles the authors' journey with Rust and their involvement in Rustler, a library designed for better Rust-Erlang integration through NIFs. It covers the ease of crafting Rust functions, the challenges posed by CPU-intensive tasks, and the safety measures Rustler incorporates to mitigate common pitfalls in NIF usage. The discussion also highlights considerations for choosing Rustler and NIFs over alternatives, emphasizing performance optimization strategies in Elixir development.

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