SWC with DongYoon Kang

Allen Wyma talks with DongYoon Kang (kdy1.dev) aka kdy, creator of SWC (swc.rs), a Rust-based platform for creating fast developer tools. It’s used in existing projects such as Next.js, Parcel, and Deno.

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Timestamps

• [@0:00] - Meet DongYoon Kang, creator of SWC, the Rust-based platform for the Web

• [@1:54] - SWC creation & background

• [@5:00] - Adoption by Deno, Next.js, and others

• [@8:45] - Learning Rust and building SWC

• [@11:14] - Community contributions and team structure

• [@14:48] - Performance improvements with Chili

• [@17:57] - SWC modules and supported languages

• [@20:28] - Exploring Dart support

• [@21:37] - Future plans for SWC

Credits

Intro Theme: twitter.com/AerocityMusic

Audio Editing: Plangora (twitter.com/plangora)

Hosting Infrastructure: Jon Gjengset (thesquareplanet.com)

Show Notes: Plangora (twitter.com/plangora)

Hosts: Allen Wyma (twitter.com/allenwyma)