Why We Migrated Our API Gateway to Rust
Posted by: billman
I've been experimenting with Rust for backend services and the performance gains are incredible. This article breaks down why Rust's ownership model makes it perfect for high-throughput APIs. Cut our response times by 60% after migrating from Node.
Source: https://blog.rust-lang.or...
Score: 15
Category: backend
Added: 2025-12-28 10:30:00
tracehunter
60% improvement is huge. What was the bottleneck in Node - GC pauses or single-threaded limitations?
Thomas
How did you handle the transition for your team? Rust has a steep learning curve.
printserver
We did a similar migration last year. The memory safety alone was worth it - no more random segfaults in production.