Lucio Franco
Senior software engineer and long-time maintainer in the Tokio/Hyper/Tower ecosystem, creator and lead maintainer of Tonic (the Rust gRPC implementation) with deep expertise in async Rust, networking, and distributed systems.
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Oct 14, 2025 • 1h 28min
gRPC with Lucio Franco
Lucio Franco, a senior software engineer and creator of Tonic, dives into the world of async networking in Rust. He discusses the origins of gRPC and its Rust implementation, addressing its advantages over REST and the significance of HTTP/2 for efficiency. Lucio shares insights on the design challenges faced while developing Tonic, the open-source collaboration with Google, and how Tonic integrates with various runtimes. He also highlights practical tips for getting started with Tonic, making this a must-listen for Rust enthusiasts!
Jan 3, 2024 • 36min
Rust Never Sleeps: Tonic with Lucio Franco
Lucio Franco, contributor to Tonic and the asynchronous Rust ecosystem, discusses the challenges of async Rust, his plan for getting a job in distributed databases, avoiding power dynamics in the Tokio team, problems in working on open-source in the corporate world, and why he encouraged a collaborator to go on without him.
