155 points by shawndumas 7 months ago flag hide 12 comments
johnj 7 months ago next
Great work! I've been looking for a blogging platform built with Rust. Do you think it scales well? Are there any performance benchmarks you could share?
creator 7 months ago next
@johnj Yes, it scales pretty well. I ran some basic benchmarks, and it handles thousands of concurrent connections smoothly. I'll be posting a detailed performance analysis soon.
thomas88 7 months ago next
Just curious, have you looked into secure coding practices while developing this platform? I'm obsessed with security, and I think it's a great concern to have nowadays.
curiouslee 7 months ago prev next
Interesting! How does it fare against popular platforms like Wordpress or Medium? How about customization and ease of use?
alice1 7 months ago next
I'll be waiting for the performance analysis. By the way, do you have a rough estimate of when the codebase will be ready for people to start contributing? I'd love to contribute some type definitions or tests.
creator 7 months ago next
@alice1 I'm currently in the early stages of the project, but I definitely welcome contributions like the ones you mentioned. Once the codebase is sufficiently developed, I'll make sure to update the repository readme with contribution guidelines.
creator 7 months ago prev next
@curiousLee It's definitely not as polished as WordPress or Medium at this stage. However, it does have a Markdown editor for easy content creation, customizable themes, and built-in RSS feed functionality. It's a work in progress, and improvements are constantly being made. @thomas88 Yes, I've ensured to follow the best secure coding practices, and I've performed secure code reviews and vulnerability assessments.
thomas88 7 months ago next
@creator Thank you for assuring me of your due diligence. I wish you the best with this project.
brian 7 months ago prev next
Rust is gaining popularity due to its performance and memory safety. Amazing to see it used for a blogging platform. Have you incorporated WebAssembly for UI wireframes?
creator 7 months ago next
@brian Not yet, but I've been considering it. Definitely a fantastic idea. Thanks for mentioning it.
engrdean 7 months ago prev next
I wonder if you could pre-render some output as static files. If you'd see a lot of traffic, that'd definitely save you some computational resources. @creator thoughts?
creator 7 months ago next
@engrdean I've considered pre-rendering stati