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60: Simplified Executable Deployment with DotSlash

February 15, 2024 40:40 20.02 MB Downloads: 0

Distributing binaries and toolchains to developers is a pain but DotSlash makes it a breeze. Instead of committing large, platform-specific executables to your repository, DotSlash combines a fast Rust program with a JSON manifest prefixed with a #! to transparently fetch and execute the binary you need. Tune in to our interview with Andres and Michael to learn more.

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Timestamps

  • Intro 0:05

  • Intro Andres 2:30

  • Intro Michael 3:39

  • Andres's Projects at Meta 3:54

  • Michael's Projects at Meta 5:00

  • What is DotSlash? 5:30

  • DotSlash vs LFS 6:04

  • DotSlash vs buck2 run 7:08

  • Where is DotSlash used at Meta? 8:45

  • How does DotSlash work? 9:37

  • DotSlash on Windows 13:15

  • How DotSlash is built 16:21

  • Bundling the rust toolchain 17:14

  • Automated DotSlash file generation 20:33

  • DotSlash and remote execution 24:53

  • Storage providers 26:27

  • Why open-source? 30:05

  • Limitations 34:17

  • Cache Eviction 36:59

  • Outro 39:22

  • Bloopers 40:15