A Dive from a Rusty Bridge

You: a web developer, building an app for mobile. You’re using React Native, I’m guessing. In search of speed, you’ve looked for React Native plugins on npmjs and found specialized packages written in a variety of Java, Objective-C and C++.

James will talk about a new option: Rust, and specifically, uniffi-rs: a tool for running portable Rust from iOS, Android, Python and now: React Native.

He will talk about what it is, how it works, and what he’s learned about Javascript while building the bindings generator for React Native.

At Mozilla, James worked on the core uniffi-rs team. Now, he is building uniffi backends enabling more languages to talk to Rust. He is currently working with a stealth startup to generate Matrix SDK plugins for React Native, Electron and nodejs.

Pizzas provided by our venue! Runway East has been fighting boring offices since 2014. Members get team bliss guaranteed with space to scale. Learn more. Drinks will be provided by Silicon Brighton.

You will be able to join us in-person at Runway East or online.

In-person attendees: Please arrive at Runway East (ground floor) between 19:00 and 19:15 for refreshments and socializing. Make sure you are registered to attend so we have an idea of numbers for catering.

Remote attendees: We will start broadcasting the event at 19:30 online via YouTube, there is no need to register.

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