ScyllaDB’s Rust Developer Workshop: What We Learned

At a recent ScyllaDB Rust Developer Workshop, participants, including hosts Tim Koopmans and Felipe Cardeneti Mendes, explored the construction and refactoring of a high-performance Rust application designed for real-time data streaming using ScyllaDB and Redpanda. The workshop, attended by a large number of Rust enthusiasts, focused on creating a social media app, connecting it to a NoSQL data store and streaming data service, and addressing data modeling, querying, and database latency management. Key workshop activities included navigating legacy codebases, resolving dependencies, updating Rust drivers, implementing load testing, and tackling a bug related to message offsets. The event emphasized the importance of a "query first" design approach and the use of prepared statements to enhance application performance. Attendees were encouraged to adopt a methodical approach to coding and refactoring, with an emphasis on reading documentation and leveraging community forums for learning and troubleshooting.