Re: Exploring using Rust for implementing a faster ZEO server.
wilk <[email protected]>
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The barrier to entry seems a litle bit higher than Go but with what you said I will try ! On 25-09-2016, Jim Fulton wrote: > On Sun, Sep 25, 2016 at 1:18 PM, wilk <[email protected]> wrote: >> On 25-09-2016, Jim Fulton wrote: >>> I'm exploring using Rust to implement a faster ZEO server. To do a >>> quick performance comparison, I implemented a file-storage iterator in >>> Rust. It's about 20x faster (40x excluding system time) than the >>> Python version. >>> >>> Here's a write-up: >>> >>> http://jimfulton.info/site/2016/Sep/25/experiment-compare-zodb-file-storage-iteration-with-python-and-rust/ >> >> Very interresting, thanks to share your experience. >> >> You mention often Go. Did you try it also ? > > I've tried to use Go a number of times, but it always annoys me. :) > > - I think it's error handling is a huge pain. > > - As is lack of generics. > > Rust: > > - is generally faster, because no run time. > > - It's error handling is also annoying. Like Go, the proper way to > check for errors is by checking return values. However, in Rust > there's a powerful type system, pattern matching and macros that make > error handling much much saner. > > - It has generics and a powerful type system. > > - It's memory-management system is fascinating and maddening, pushing > as much memory-management logic as it can to compile time. It's more > fun than a video game. ;) > >> I think the storage part will not offer anything but maybe the server >> part will be easier to code ? > > Idk. > >> I don't know Rust, but in Go I was surprise how it was easy to turn >> anything to a very efficient server without any external dependency. > > BTW, Rust embraces dependency rather than welding batteries in place. > I consider this a feature. :) > > Jim > -- William -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "zodb" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.