Kraken's migration to Rust microservices, with Rob Ede

Rob Ede (github.com/sponsors/robjtede), lead maintainer of Actix Web (github.com/actix/actix-web), explains to Marco Otte-Witte how (and why) Kraken (kraken.com) chose to migrate their microservices to Rust.

They also discuss Rust’s web development ecosystem at large, with a particular focus on Actix Web (github.com/actix/actix-web): Rob shares his view on how improvements in the language and framework space will eventually lead to a future where web development in Rust can be as approachable as web development in Javascript.

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Timestamps & referenced resources

• [@00:00] - Introduction

• Video recording of the interview (mainmatter.com/blog/2023/09/06/krakens-migrati…)

• [@00:36] - Start of the interview

• [@01:26] - What is Actix Web (github.com/actix/actix-web)?

• [@06:34] - Kraken (kraken.com)’s migration from Java to Rust

• [@10:09] - Benefits of Rust adoption at Kraken (kraken.com)

• [@12:48] - Rust vs Java

• [@15:42] - Future improvements for Actix Web (github.com/actix/actix-web)

• [@21:15] - Do Rust users become contributors?

• [@24:08] - The future of Rust and Actix Web (github.com/actix/actix-web)

• [@30:46] - Recommendations for adopting Rust

• [@31:37] - Conclusion

Credits

Intro Theme: twitter.com/AerocityMusic

Audio Editing: Mainmatter (mainmatter.com/rust-consulting)

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

Show Notes: Mainmatter (mainmatter.com/rust-consulting)

Hosts: Marco Otte-Witte (twitter.com/marcoow)