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Rust in Production

PubNub with Stephen Blum

Dec 28, 2023
PubNub's CTO discusses scaling their messaging network with Rust for low-latency signal delivery, overcoming memory leaks in C, and the benefits of Rust in improving memory usage and performance. The podcast explores language choices, memory management challenges, and the trade-offs of using Rust for system development.
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  • PubNub focuses on enabling near-instant signal delivery for seamless user experience.
  • Adopting Rust at PubNub led to 5x improvement in memory and performance.

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Popnub's Edge Messaging Network for Enhanced API Performance

Popnub is a company that has built an edge messaging network with a focus on enhancing API performance. They have invested heavily in building a network that can handle billions of devices connected at once. Their network provides near-instant signal delivery, even at massive scales, ensuring a seamless user experience. Popnub's infrastructure is globally distributed, running on AWS with Kubernetes clusters in multiple regions. This setup enables them to provide low-latency experiences for users worldwide. Performance and latency are key considerations in their architecture and services to meet customer expectations.

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