Stephen Blum

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.

Stephen Blum, CTO and co-founder of PubNub, delves into the exciting transition of PubNub towards Rust integration, highlighting its performance and safety advantages. He shares insights into the challenges of migrating from C, the unique pros and cons of Rust rewrites, and the importance of developer expertise. The conversation also touches on creating engaging resources for developers, such as video tutorials, and humorously discusses the surprising weight of the internet, likening it to that of a strawberry!