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Hyper 1.0 with Sean McArthur

Mar 22, 2024

Experience the 9-year journey of Hyper 1.0 with Sean McArthur, discussing async fragmentation, freelance maintenance, client acquisition, and the future of Hyper. Explore the evolution of Rust web frameworks and the challenges faced post-release, hinting at exciting future plans for version 2.0.

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Sean McArthur

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Quick takeaways

The 1.0 release of Hyper aimed to offer stability and reduce breaking changes, facilitating adoption by companies.

Sean McArthur transitioned to freelance maintenance, focusing on maintaining Hyper and offering consulting services to companies.

Deep dives

Sean MacArthur's Background and Hyper 1.0 Release

Sean MacArthur, an independent open source engineer, spent nine years developing Hyper, a popular library in the Rust community. The release of Hyper 1.0 marked a significant milestone after years of development and contributions from various companies and individuals. The decision to move to 1.0 was driven by a need for stability and reduced breaking changes, aiming to facilitate adoption by companies.

Introduction

3min

The Evolution of Async APIs with Hyperunit

4min

Discussing the Integration of Hyper as a Back-end for Curl and Transition to Independent Consulting Work

2min

Navigating Self-Employment and Client Acquisition

7min

Discussing Hyper 1.0 Maturity and Security Considerations

2min

Exploring Rust Web Frameworks

4min

Evolution and Challenges of Hyper 1.0

17min

Allen Wyma talks with Sean McArthur about the 1.0 release of Hyper, the well-known Rust HTTP library.

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Timestamps

[@00:00] - Meet open-source engineer Sean McArthur
[@01:20] - Reasons for the 9-year journey to release hyper 1.0
[@05:34] - Addressing async fragmentation
[@07:38] - Sean’s transition to freelance maintenance
[@10:12] - Freelancing and finding clients while working on open source
[@16:56] - Hyper’s maturity and future plans
[@22:16] - Stages of hyper’s development, releases, and post-release issues.
[@36:14] - Closing discussion

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Hosts: Allen Wyma

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Rustacean Station

Hyper 1.0 with Sean McArthur

Episode guests

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

Deep dives

Sean MacArthur's Background and Hyper 1.0 Release

Transition to Independent Work and Sponsorship Opportunities

Upcoming Projects: HTTP/3 Support and Client Middleware

Community Engagement, Conferences, and Future Prospects

Contributing to Rustacean Station

Timestamps

Credits

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