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 SWC with DongYoon Kang

SWC with DongYoon Kang

Rustacean Station · Jon Gjengset

May 31, 202524m 50s

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Show Notes

Allen Wyma talks with DongYoon Kang aka kdy, creator of SWC, 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: Aerocity

Audio Editing: Plangora

Hosting Infrastructure: Jon Gjengset

Show Notes: Plangora

Hosts: Allen Wyma