Rust in Production

Tweede Golf with Folkert de Vries

Feb 8, 2024

Systems Software Engineer Folkert de Vries from Tweede Golf discusses reimplementing NTP in Rust, benefits of Rust over Haskell and C++, bridging tech and business with Rust, enhancing internet security with open-source work, establishing project structure and preventing errors in Rust programming, architecture exploration, Tokyo ecosystem benefits, NTP synchronization with Rust, and focusing on compile time performance

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Quick takeaways

Rust's memory safety benefits modernize NTP for secure synchronization on the internet.

Collaboration with ISRG showcases Rust's potential in updating critical legacy software.

Funding emphasis on secure code signals importance of modernizing infrastructure for reliability.

Deep dives

Modernizing Critical Infrastructure with Rust

Implementing the core logic in Rust, NTPDRS project offers a new NTP implementation focusing on secure and accurate time synchronization on the internet. With a thorough test suite and contributions to the Tokyo ecosystem, the project integrates Rust for improved security and performance.

Intro

2min

Comparing Rust with LLVM and Rocklink for Compiler Optimization

16min

Bridging the Gap Between Technology and Business with Rust

3min

Improving Internet Security and Time Protocols with Open-Source Work

19min

Establishing Project Structure, Fuzzing, and Error Prevention in Rust Programming

9min

Exploring the Architecture of a Project with Portable Core and IO Layer

2min

Benefits and Contributions of Using the Tokyo Ecosystem

2min

Enhancing NTP Synchronization with Rust Implementation

16min

Focusing on Compile Time Performance and Inviting to a Rust Conference

3min

The Network Time Protocol (NTP) is a cornerstone of the internet. It provides accurate time synchronization on millions of devices, but its C-based implementation, which dates back to the 1980s, is showing its age. In this episode, we talk to Folkert de Vries, Systems Software Engineer at Tweede Golf, about their work on reimplementing NTP in Rust as part of Project Pendulum.

ntpd-rs is an open-source implementation of the Network Time Protocol, completely written in Rust with the goal of creating a modern, memory-safe implementation of the NTP protocol.

Funding for the project came from the Internet Security Research Group and the Sovereign Tech Fund.

About Tweede Golf

Tweede Golf is a Dutch software consultancy that specializes in safe and privacy-friendly software. They work on projects that are critical for creating a safe internet infrastructure, protecting citizens' privacy, and securing connected devices with Embedded Rust.

Tweede Golf is also an organizing partner of RustNL, a conference about the Rust programming language, which takes place in the Netherlands.

About Folkert de Vries

Folkert is a Systems Software Engineer at Tweede Golf, where he works on low-level protocols that ensure the safety and security of the internet and devices connected to it. He is an open source maintainer and polyglot, working with and extending languages as diverse as Rust, Elm, and Roc.

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Rust in Production

Tweede Golf with Folkert de Vries

Episode guests

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

Deep dives

Modernizing Critical Infrastructure with Rust

Enhancing Protocols with Rust

Acquiring Funding for Vital Projects

Role of Rust Community and Future Expansion

Message to Rust Community

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