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[New Podcast]: Rust + AWS Lambda: The Power of Serverless Performance

In this podcast, Luciano shares his experience with Rust and AWS Lambda and how they interact. He provides practical examples of building Rust applications and deploying them to AWS Lambda.

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Solomom Eseme
April 16, 2025

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  • Why Rust is a hidden gem for backend developers: Luciano explains how Rust’s performance, safety, and type system make it a top-tier language for serious backend work.

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  • Real-world tradeoffs: We talk honestly about Rust’s steeper learning curve and smaller ecosystem, and how to navigate it effectively.

  • Best practices for shipping production-grade Rust Lambdas: From using Infrastructure as Code to deploying with Cargo Lambda, Luciano walks us through his battle-tested workflows.

  • Live coding session: Yes — you’ll see me scaffold, test, and deploy a real Lambda function using Rust in minutes.

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