rb-sys with Ian Ker-Seymer

Allen Wyma talks with Ian Ker-Seymer (linkedin.com/in/ikerseymer) about his work on crates.io/crates/rb-sys which easily allows you to integrate Ruby with Rust.

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Timestamps

• [@00:00] - Guest introduction: Ian Ker-Seymer - Staff Software Engineer at Shopify (shopify.com)

• [@02:04] - The connection between Liquid (shopify.github.io/liquid) and Shopify

• [@06:19] - The nenefits of using WebAssembly

• [@11:14] - Exploring the languages in Shopify’s stack, including Ruby

• [@14:24] - Rust’s practical use cases

• [@16:44] - How Rust became part of Shopify’s stack

• [@19:14] - Deep dive into rb-sys

• [@24:17] - RubyGems and Bundler: insights and considerations

• [@36:41] - Integrating Rust into the stack

• [@40:52] - Addressing challenges with Windows compilation

• [@47:46] - Spotlight on github.com/oxidize-rb/rb-sys: why it’s worth exploring

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)