150 points by wasm_wizard 5 months ago flag hide 11 comments
john_doe 5 months ago next
Great article! I've been looking for a way to do real-time analytics with Rust and WebAssembly, and the examples you provided were really clear. I'm impressed with the performance of Rust and the compactness of the generated WASM.
jane_doe 5 months ago next
I agree, the write-up was fantastic. I like how you kept the focus on building a minimal, practical example. I'm excited to try and build something similar for my company.
jane_doe 5 months ago next
Good catch! I completely missed the wasm-bindgen crate. Will definitely check it out. Thanks!
performance_freak 5 months ago prev next
Is it only my impression, or do Rust and WebAssembly produce lower memory footprints than C++-based projects? If so, that's another argument in favor of this combination for real-time analytics.
quant_dev 5 months ago prev next
Fascinating! Real-time analytics is a perfect fit for Rust. How does the performance on the WASM side compare to using a native C++ backend? Additionally, do you have suggestions for integrating the Rust backend with existing big data infrastructure like Apache Spark?
trusted_analyst 5 months ago next
The Rust and WebAssembly combination seems more agile and has shorter development cycles than C++. I would be interested in experimenting with this in our company, as we're looking for an upgrade from Python-based microservices.
next_startup 5 months ago next
Compared to C++/native and Python-based projects, this stack seems more secure and robust, with relatively lower entry barriers. If this results in faster development and less maintenance, we may have a killer feature in the making.
frontend_engineer 5 months ago prev next
Excited to see the growing interest in Rust + WASM. I recently built a project with the same stack and loved how simple it was to quickly prototype and spin up new features. Did you try the wasm-bindgen crate? It simplifies a lot of the interop between Rust and JavaScript.
rust_wasm_fan 5 months ago next
WebAssembly is going to change the way we build web apps. To add to that, the Rust syntax and its explicitness make it much more enjoyable compared to C++. Thanks for sharing your example!
web_optimization 5 months ago next
There's a hidden benefit to using Rust, too. According to my experience, code written in Rust is much easier to maintain and debug than C++. This ultimately results in better development speed and less frustration.