Ruma and the Matrix Communication Protocol: An Interview with Jimmy Cuadra

August 8, 20191h 3m

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Show Notes

We interview Jimmy Cuadra about Matrix, an open and decentralized communication protocol, and his implementation in Rust known as Ruma.

Timestamps & referenced resources

[@01:35] - Meet Jimmy Cuadra
[@04:46] - How did you get into Rust?
- @bascule (Tony Arcieri)
- The Rust Programming Language Book
[@08:47] - What is Matrix?
[@14:32] - Why “Matrix”?
[@16:44] - What forms of communication does Matrix enable?
[@17:59] - What pieces of Matrix does Ruma implement?
[@20:27] - Why did you decide to use Rust?
[@23:52] - How challenging has Ruma been to implement?
[@30:27] - What libraries does Ruma leverage?
- Serde: a framework for serializing and deserializing data structures efficiently and generically
- Diesel: a safe, extensible ORM and query builder
[@34:02] - If you could start all over again, what would you do differently?
[@38:57] - Does Ruma use any unstable Rust features? Has it previously?
[@42:30] - What other implementations of Matrix exist?
[@46:42] - How difficult to implement is the Matrix specification?
[@52:59] - How close to maturity is Ruma?

Credits

Intro Theme: Aerocity

Audio Editing: Reece McMillin

Hosting Infrastructure: Jon Gjengset

Show Notes: Ben Striegel

Hosts: Abdou Seck, Ben Striegel

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