The Trouble with JavaScript Streams: What Web Streams API Got Wrong
Web Streams API locked you out? BYOB mode giving you headaches? Node.js core contributor James Snell proposed …
#Performance
PostgreSQL Query Parsing Too Slow? PgDog Ditched Protobuf and Got 5x Faster
PgDog is a Rust-based PostgreSQL proxy. They discovered Protobuf serialization was the real bottleneck in SQL …
The C10M Problem in 2026: Why Your 128-Core Server Still Can't Handle 10 Million Packets Per Second
When packet rates surpass 2 million per second, the Linux network stack simply gives up. It's like your …
I Rewrote Our Python Data Pipeline in Rust: 3 Hours to 4 Minutes, 40x Faster
A real-world case study of rewriting a Python data pipeline with Rust + DuckDB. From 3-hour daily ETL jobs to …
Rust Performance Pitfalls: When Rust Runs Slower Than Python
Rust performance optimization in practice: I watched my Rust rewrite get crushed by Python. The problem was …
The Memory Layout Trick That Turns Rust Structs Into Cache Miss Monsters
Think field order doesn't matter? Wrong. How you arrange fields in a Rust struct can make your code 10x …
Python Took 14 Seconds, Rust Took 0.7 — Here's What Changed
Replacing Python pandas with Rust Polars for data processing delivered a 20x speedup. Same hardware, different …
The Secret to 10x Rust Performance: Stop Cloning, Start Borrowing
Why is your Rust code running like a snail? You might be using clone() too much. This article explains how …
I Told Old Zhang His Rust Service Might Be 10x Slower - He Almost Spit Coffee in My Face
Rust service suddenly 10x slower? The problem might be hiding in Serde macros. This article walks through a …