Getting started with Rust
If this short video series inspired you to try out Rust for yourself, then how can you get started learning the language?
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2023
Trivial example of safety in Rust
To understand how Rust’s memory safety works and what it gives you, we look at a trivial example of the Rust compiler enforcing memory safety.
Is Rust difficult to learn?
Rust is more complicated and difficult to learn than most programming languages. How long does it take to learn?
Is Rust fast?
Speed is not the reason why most people should use Rust, but Rust programs run fast. Is Rust fast enough?
Is Rust safe?
Safety is the #1 reason to use Rust, by leaps and bounds. But is Rust’s safety a compelling reason to use it?
Is Rust popular enough?
Is Rust popular enough to get contributors and employees? Is Rust popular enough to base my next project or product on it?
Should I use Rust?
In mid 2023, I prepared a series of videos to give people an “Executive Overview of Rust”, answering questions that I had been asked repeatedly by various pe...
2021
API Days Interface: GraphQL Cost Directives Specification
This July, I gave this conference talk about our new GraphQL Cost Directives specification.
Introducing: GraphQL Cost Directives Specification
We’ve just released a first draft of a specification for directives to enable GraphQL Cost Analysis.
Bias and Human Intelligence
There has been much discussion in recent years about bias in artificial intelligence. This is also familiar to us as an old problem with human intelligence. ...
Survey of GraphQL Cost Analysis in 2021: Products and Academia
Which products provide GraphQL Cost Analysis in 2021, and which methods are they using? Which methods are discussed in academic research papers?
Survey of GraphQL Cost Analysis in 2021: Public Endpoints and Open Source Libraries
Which public endpoints and open source libraries are using GraphQL Cost Analysis in 2021, and which methods are they using?
GraphQL Static Analysis Example
In this blog post I want to get much more specific with a detailed example of how to do GraphQL Static Query Analysis.
2020
What you need in GraphQL API Management (Walk a mile in GraphQL’s shoes)
Pop quiz: You’ve been using an API Management solution for a few years now with REST APIs and a few SOAP APIs. What’s the most important thing you need as y...
Methods of GraphQL Cost Analysis
There are three basic methods of GraphQL Cost Analysis: Static Query Analysis, Dynamic Query Analysis, and Query Response Analysis.
Why does GraphQL need cost analysis?
GraphQL has some important differences from REST, and if we consider them, we pretty quickly realize that cost analysis is important.