Ruma and the Matrix Communication Protocol: An Interview with Jimmy Cuadra from Rustacean Station

Ruma and the Matrix Communication Protocol: An Interview with Jimmy Cuadra

1 hour 3 minutes Posted Aug 8, 2019 at 11:45 am.

] Meet Jimmy Cuadra

] How did you get into Rust?

] What is Matrix?

] Why “Matrix”?

] What forms of communication does Matrix enable?

] What pieces of Matrix does Ruma implement?

] Why did you decide to use Rust?

] How challenging has Ruma been to implement?

] What libraries does Ruma leverage?

] If you could start all over again, what would you do differently?

] Does Ruma use any unstable Rust features? Has it previously?

] What other implementations of Matrix exist?

] How difficult to implement is the Matrix specification?

] How close to maturity is Ruma?

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Show notes

We interview Jimmy Cuadra about Matrix, an open and decentralized communication protocol, and his implementation in Rust known as Ruma.

Twitter: @rustaceanfm

Discord: Rustacean Station

Github: @rustacean-station

Timestamps & referenced resources

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@bascule (Tony Arcieri)

The Rust Programming Language Book

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Matrix: an open network for secure, decentralized communication

libpurple

Ruma: Introduction to Matrix

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Serde: a framework for serializing and deserializing data structures efficiently and generically

Diesel: a safe, extensible ORM and query builder

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Credits

Intro Theme: Aerocity

Audio Editing: Reece McMillin

Hosting Infrastructure: Jon Gjengset

Show Notes: Ben Striegel

Hosts: Abdou Seck, Ben Striegel