Axum with David Pedersen

Allen Wyma talks with David Pedersen (twitter.com/davidpdrsn), Core Team Member at Tokio (tokio.rs). Allen and David talk about Axum (github.com/tokio-rs/axum), a web application framework written in Rust.

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Timestamps

• [@0:40] - Introduction

• [@1:13] - Why Axum is developed under the Tokio project umbrella

• [@5:58] - What to expect from Axum

• [@8:14] - Axum additional features

• [@9:40] - Why Tokio decided to roll their own web framework

• [@13:04] - Understanding Axum vs other web frameworks

• [@22:16] - Testing, reviews, and feedback of the Axum framework

• [@23:46] - Axum’s production readiness

• [@28:57] - Semantic versioning

• [@31:59] - Understanding and learning lessons from other web frameworks to improve Axum

• [@34:47] - Production use cases that should use Axum

• [@35:54] - David’s Rust experience vs other web frameworks

• [@40:25] - Clippy

• [@41:41] - Upcoming changes and roadmap for Axum

• [@45:28] - Parting thoughts and how to reach out to David

Credits

Intro Theme: twitter.com/AerocityMusic

Audio Editing: Plangora (twitter.com/plangora)

Hosting Infrastructure: Jon Gjengset (twitter.com/jonhoo)

Show Notes: Plangora (twitter.com/plangora)

Hosts: Allen Wyma (twitter.com/allenwyma)