Epic Federation: Scaling Web Infrastructure with Zackary Jackson
Kent chats with Zackary Jackson, an infrastructure architect at ByteDance, about solving large-scale web infrastructure challenges. Zackary shares insights on building RSPack, a Rust-based bundler, and Module Federation, which enables seamless orchestration of distributed applications. They discuss how these technologies help companies like ByteDance scale efficiently, reducing build times, improving product velocity, and solving organizational friction. Zackary also teases exciting advancements in AI-driven development tools and shares why in-person connections at conferences are invaluable.
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Show Notes
Zackary Jackson joins Kent to discuss his upcoming talk at Epic Web Conf, Epic Federation: Scaling Web Infrastructure. As an expert in large-scale web architecture, Zack has helped build critical tools like Module Federation and RSPack, both of which power ByteDance’s global infrastructure.
In this conversation, Kent and Zack cover:
- The challenges of managing thousands of developers and repos across multiple teams.
- Why ByteDance chose to build its own bundler in Rust instead of adopting an existing solution.
- The impact of slow build times on product velocity and how tooling improvements significantly reduce development friction.
- The role of Module Federation in solving organizational scale problems, allowing teams to ship independently.
- How AI-powered tools are shaping the next generation of developer workflows.
Zack also shares his thoughts on why meeting open-source maintainers and industry leaders in person can unlock collaboration opportunities that aren’t as easily accessible online.
Meet Zackary at Epic Web Conf.
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Host: Kent C. Dodds
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