Allen Wyma talks with Khashayar Fereidani, creator of Kanal, a sync and async channel library boasting the fastest implementation of channels in Rust.

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Timestamps

• [@00:10] - Introduction
• [@03:10] - Where did the idea of creating Kanal come from?
• [@04:10] - Go vs Rust performance
• [@06:32] - How Kanal works with synchronous Rust
• [@07:40] - When did work on Kanal get started
• [@11:08] - What’s left to get done for Kanal to be production ready
• [@13:48] - Feedback so far for Kanal
• [@15:54] - Async frameworks that work with Kanal
• [@16:59] - Kinds of problems that are solved with channels
• [@19:11] - Channels can help in learning Rust
• [@19:48] - What’s next for Kanal
• [@20:49] - Parting thoughts

Credits

Intro Theme: Aerocity

Audio Editing: Plangora

Hosting Infrastructure: Jon Gjengset

Show Notes: Plangora

Hosts: Allen Wyma