PubNub with Stephen Blum

Rustacean Station

Allen Wyma talks with Stephen Blum about PubNub. PubNub is a real-time communication platform and infrastructure-as-a-service company that is integrating Rust into their stack.

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Timestamps

• [@00:00] - Meet Stephen Blum, CTO & Co-founder of PubNub
• [@06:43] - Implementing Rust in PubNub’s infrastructure
• [@15:19] - Rust rewrite insights
• [@16:41] - PubNub’s hiring process
• [@19:35] - Discussing concurrency
• [@22:07] - Pros and cons of full vs partial Rust rewrites
• [@30:39] - Closing discussion

Other links

• RUSTAsia Conf 2025

Credits

Intro Theme: Aerocity

Audio Editing: Plangora

Hosting Infrastructure: Jon Gjengset

Show Notes: Plangora

Hosts: Allen Wyma