Rust on the frontend
summary
Claims Rust frontends are production-ready only when concrete: shows a compiled Rust -> WASM module with WASM-JS bindings, uses the Leptos web framework, and compares runtime patterns to Solid.js. Built an Asteroids game and a leptos demo trading platform with real-time websockets (five bots), completed as a 10‑day speedrun; it works but has tradeoffs: large WASM bundle growth, slower live‑reload on non‑Apple silicon, awkward debugging, and simple deploy to DigitalOcean $5 succeeds.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Rust on the frontend
- 1:07V8 engine optimizations
- 2:10WebAssembly for performance
- 3:57JavaScript quirks and TypeScript limits
- 6:45Rust as WebAssembly target
- 9:57Rust vs JavaScript/TypeScript
- 10:58Rust WASM game demo
- 14:34React alternatives in Rust
- 19:08Real-time trading in Rust
- 29:46Live reload and deployment
- 31:32Who should use Rust
- 33:21Q&A
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