6 min
How We Achieved 5-10x Faster Rust Docker Builds with Zigbuild
Traditional multi-stage Docker builds for Rust applications are painfully slow. By switching to cargo-zigbuild for cross-compilation on the host …
#rust
#docker
#devops
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7 min
Respect SQLite Before Replacing It
AuthOS looked like it had a SQLite problem. It really had blocking crypto, noisy writes, audit logs on the hot path, and no load-shedding discipline.
#rust
#sqlite
#performance
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3 min
Battling with SQLite in a Concurrent Environment
How we migrated our SSO platform's test suite to SQLite, broke it, and fixed it by understanding database locking and connection pooling.
#sqlite
#rust
#databases
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5 min
Fast Rust Exposed a Race the Handler Was Hiding
A SAML certificate rotation handler looked correct until concurrent requests hit it. The fix was to lock the shared parent row and make the database …
#rust
#postgres
#sql
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4 min
The Auth Platform Is the Payoff for the Benchmark
A fast Rust and SQLite auth service is only interesting if it buys you a real product: multi-tenant SSO, OAuth, governance, analytics, and SDKs …
#rust
#TypeScript
#sqlite
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15 min
How Far Can Rust and SQLite Carry an Auth Service?
A Rust and SQLite auth service collapsed, recovered, and eventually showed why a well-understood monolith can be economically serious before …
#rust
#sqlite
#performance
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4 min
Git Best Practices Simplified
Git is the most important development tool. It allows you to time-travel through your code and provides excellent collaboration features. This article …
#git
#version-control
#best-practices
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6 min
Building a Better Web By Improving Performance and Speed to Enhance User Experience
You have a responsibility as a web developer to improve user experience. Improve performance and user experience by improving how you handle these few …
#performance
#user-experience
#javascript
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