Allen Wyma talks with DongYoon Kang aka kdy, creator of SWC, a Rust-based platform for creating fast developer tools. It’s used in existing projects such as Next.js, Parcel, and Deno.

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Timestamps

• [@0:00 ] - Meet DongYoon Kang, creator of SWC, the Rust-based platform for the Web


• [@1:54 ] - SWC creation & background


• [@5:00 ] - Adoption by Deno, Next.js, and others


• [@8:45 ] - Learning Rust and building SWC


• [@11:14 ] - Community contributions and team structure


• [@14:48 ] - Performance improvements with Chili


• [@17:57 ] - SWC modules and supported languages


• [@20:28 ] - Exploring Dart support


• [@21:37 ] - Future plans for SWC

Credits

Intro Theme: Aerocity

Audio Editing: Plangora

Hosting Infrastructure: Jon Gjengset

Show Notes: Plangora

Hosts: Allen Wyma