RR 368: Improving Ruby Performance with Rust with Daniel P. Clark

Panel: Charles Max WoodDave KimuraEric BerryCatherine MeyersDavid Richards Special Guests: Daniel P. ClarkIn this episode of Ruby Rogues, the panelists talk to Daniel P. Clark about improving Ruby performance with Rust. Daniel has been a hobbyist programmer for over 20 years and started blogging about Ruby and other technical matters about 5 years ago. One of the things he is well known for is his Faster Path gem on GitHub, which has over 700 stars. They talk about his blog article Improving Ruby Performance with Rust, why he chose to use Rust, and the benefits of using a Rust extension in Ruby. They also touch on his faster path gem, the Helix project, and more!In particular, we dive pretty deep on:Daniel introLikes to blog - 6ftdan.comReleased Faster Path gemRubyImproving Ruby Performance with Rust blog articleWhy Rust?Rust to the rescue (of Ruby) blog articleRust was exciting because of the promises it gaveNo garbage collector in RustWhy is not having a garbage collector a positive?Rust’s ownership modelWhy would use a Rust extension in Ruby?Have you played around with sending objects into a Ruby function?The story behind creating his Faster path gemrubyflow.comTurbolinks and Spring and how they reactHelix projectAnd much, much more!Links:Faster PathImproving Ruby Performance with RustRustCodeShipRust to the rescue (of Ruby)Ruby6ftdan.comrubyflow.comTurbolinks