Cloudflare with Adam Chalmers

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Allen Wyma talks with Adam Chalmers, software engineer at Cloudflare, which is a global network of servers located around the world, that uses Rust to help power and secure the internet.

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Timestamps

[@0:00] - Introduction to Cloudflare
[@3:57] - Cloudflare’s edge computing
[@7:56] - Running Rust binary on Cloudflare
[@10:36] - Adams’ background and work history
[@15:12] - How does Cloudflare provide web security?
[@32:30] - Cloudflare’s transition and rewriting from C to Rust
[@37:12] - Cloudflare’s data plane and control plane
[@43:00] - Hacking and security issues on Apple and other devices
[@50:56] - How does Cloudflare handle onboarding people to Rust
[@1:00:09] - The importance of Rust’s performance and reliability for Cloudflare
[@1:05:07] - Parting thoughts

Credits

Intro Theme: Aerocity

Audio Editing: Plangora

Hosting Infrastructure: Jon Gjengset

Show Notes: Plangora

Hosts: Allen Wyma

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