Cloudflare with Adam Chalmers

Allen Wyma talks with Adam Chalmers (adamchalmers.com), software engineer at Cloudflare (cloudflare.com), which is a global network of servers located around the world, that uses Rust to help power and secure the internet.

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Timestamps

• [@0:00] - Introduction to Cloudflare

• [@3:57] - Cloudflare’s edge computing

• [@7:56] - Running Rust binary on Cloudflare

• [@10:36] - Adams’ background and work history

• [@15:12] - How does Cloudflare provide web security?

• [@32:30] - Cloudflare’s transition and rewriting from C to Rust

• [@37:12] - Cloudflare’s data plane and control plane

• [@43:00] - Hacking and security issues on Apple and other devices

• [@50:56] - How does Cloudflare handle onboarding people to Rust

• [@1:00:09] - The importance of Rust’s performance and reliability for Cloudflare

• [@1:05:07] - Parting thoughts

Credits

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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)