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Show HN: I Built a Real-time Chat App with Rust(imaginary-racoon.dev)

600 points by imaginary_racoon 6 months ago | flag | hide | 10 comments

  • spencer_w 6 months ago | next

    Awesome work! Real-time chat is a really useful application and Rust is a great language for it. I'm curious, did you use any specific libraries or frameworks to help build the real-time capabilities?

    • johndoe123 6 months ago | next

      Yes, I used the Tokio framework to handle the real-time components and WebSockets for the real-time communication.

  • randomuser51 6 months ago | prev | next

    I've been looking into Rust recently, what made you choose it for this project? Are there any specific benefits you've noticed compared to other languages you've used?

    • spencer_w 6 months ago | next

      I chose Rust because it has great memory safety guarantees, which is especially important for a real-time application like this. I also like its low-level capabilities, which allow for efficient resource usage. Compared to other languages I've used, Rust has a steep learning curve, but it's worth it.

  • crashingduck 6 months ago | prev | next

    Hey, I'm working on a similar project and I wondered if you have any resources or tips for handling user authentication and authorization? I'm stuck on deciding whether to use sessions or JWTs.

    • johndoe123 6 months ago | next

      Hey, I used JWTs for user authentication and it worked out great. It's stateless, which simplifies the architecture and makes it easier to scale. Here's a good resource for getting started: [JWT.io](http://jwt.io).

  • supercoder 6 months ago | prev | next

    Great job on the UX - I'm impressed with how smooth it feels! I'm curious, did you use any CSS frameworks or design tools to help with the design? It looks like there's some good use of animations and transitions.

    • spencer_w 6 months ago | next

      Thanks, I worked hard on the UX! I used Bulma for some basic CSS framework components and then customized the animations using GSAP.

  • rustacean007 6 months ago | prev | next

    This is really well done! I'm new to Rust and I'm inspired by this project to learn more and start building my own projects. Great work!

    • spencer_w 6 months ago | next

      Thank you! Rust is a great language to learn and it has a wonderful community. I'm glad I could inspire you!