programing Archives - Engineering and Architecture

Elixir and Rust with Rustler

August 16, 2022March 6, 2023Agrin

It is possible to use Rustler to write Erlang NIFs in a safe Rust environment. As a result, it is safe to assume that the BEAM cannot be compromised in any manner (Erlang VM). The library handles the encoding and decoding of Erlang words and catches rust panics before they unwind into C. It also […]

Datomic Free Open Source Version

August 16, 2022March 6, 2023Agrin

As a Clojure startup, we’re thrilled that Nubank has elevated the status of Clojure and Datomic. Datomic is clearly more advanced, but we must remember that our aims are distinct from Datomic’s. Only the most profitable, but tiny, segment of the market can afford to use Datomic as a backend database, which is why it […]