Rob Ede, lead maintainer of actix-web, talks about Kraken's migration to Rust microservices. They discuss the benefits of using Rust, the future improvements for actix-web, and the challenges and progress in the Rust ecosystem. The conversation highlights the cost reduction, increased efficiency, and improved productivity achieved by adopting Rust at Kraken. Overall, the podcast sheds light on the potential of Rust in web development and its growing popularity.