Episode 2
PubNub with Stephen Blum
PubNub's CTO Stephen Blum discusses how implementing Rust improved memory and performance compared to their C and Python implementation. They highlight Rust's versatility, while emphasizing low latency and the importance of code simplicity.
December 28, 202358m 24s
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Show Notes
About PubNub
PubNub is a global Data Stream Network (DSN) and realtime infrastructure-as-a-service company. PubNub's primary product is a realtime publish/subscribe messaging API built on a global data stream network which is made up of a replicated network with multiple points of presence around the world. PubNub's primary headquarters are in San Francisco, California, with additional offices in Mountain View, California, Eindhoven, Netherlands, and Cambridge, UK.
PubNub is a global Data Stream Network (DSN) and realtime infrastructure-as-a-service company. PubNub's primary product is a realtime publish/subscribe messaging API built on a global data stream network which is made up of a replicated network with multiple points of presence around the world. PubNub's primary headquarters are in San Francisco, California, with additional offices in Mountain View, California, Eindhoven, Netherlands, and Cambridge, UK.
About Stephen Blum
Stephen Blum is the founder and CTO of PubNub. He has worked in the realtime communications space for over 15 years, developing technologies that have been used by companies like Yahoo!, AOL, and Google. He is the author of several books on realtime communications and has been awarded several patents for his inventions.
Stephen Blum is the founder and CTO of PubNub. He has worked in the realtime communications space for over 15 years, developing technologies that have been used by companies like Yahoo!, AOL, and Google. He is the author of several books on realtime communications and has been awarded several patents for his inventions.
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Links
- PubNub: https://www.pubnub.com/
- PubNub on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pubnub
- Stephen Blum on Twitter: https://twitter.com/stephenlb
- Stephen Blum on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenlb/
Topics
CTOPubNubmobile devicesweb scalelow latencyglobal distributionmemory managementRustperformancelanguage choicesreliabilityoptimizationintegrating servicesframeworksadvantagesProtobufAI infrastructuredata sciencetooling improvementscode simplicitymessaging technology