Enterprise Rust on jason grey

Enterprise Rust 2025: Overview

Fri, 04 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Introduction to Enterprise Applications with Rust Link to heading

In the world of software development, the term “enterprise” often evokes images of bloated, legacy systems that are difficult to maintain and extend. However, this perception doesn’t capture the essence of what modern enterprise applications can and should be. In this blog series, we’ll explore how Rust—a language known for its performance, reliability, and increasingly rich ecosystem—is becoming a compelling choice for building enterprise-grade applications.

Enterprise Rust 2025: Framework Analysis

Fri, 04 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Framework Analysis and Selection for Rust Enterprise Applications Link to heading

When building enterprise applications with Rust, selecting the right frameworks and libraries is crucial for long-term success. In this post, we’ll analyze the Rust ecosystem for enterprise development, providing data-driven comparisons and practical guidance for making informed decisions.

The Rust Framework Landscape Link to heading

Unlike ecosystems such as Java with Spring or .NET with ASP.NET, Rust doesn’t have a single dominant “enterprise framework” that provides an all-in-one solution. Instead, Rust follows a more modular approach, with specialized libraries that excel at specific tasks and can be composed together.

Enterprise Rust 2025: Core Components

Fri, 04 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Core Components for Rust Enterprise Applications Link to heading

Building robust enterprise applications requires careful consideration of core components that handle data persistence, communication between services, and message processing. In this post, we’ll explore how to implement these essential components in Rust, focusing on database management, modularization approaches, internal RPC mechanisms, and message queuing systems.

Database Management in Rust Link to heading

Data persistence is fundamental to most enterprise applications. Rust offers several approaches to database management, each with different trade-offs between type safety, performance, and developer experience.

Enterprise Rust 2025: Web and API Development

Fri, 04 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Web and API Development for Rust Enterprise Applications Link to heading

Building robust web services and APIs is a core requirement for most enterprise applications. In this post, we’ll explore how to develop high-performance, reliable web and API components using Rust, focusing on web servers, GraphQL APIs, and RESTful services.

Web Server Technologies in Rust Link to heading

Rust’s ecosystem offers several approaches to building web servers, from low-level HTTP libraries to full-featured web frameworks.

Enterprise Rust 2025: Application Development

Fri, 04 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Application Development with Rust for Enterprise Systems Link to heading

Building enterprise applications requires a diverse set of tools and approaches depending on the target platform and user interface requirements. In this post, we’ll explore how Rust can be used to develop web, CLI, desktop, and mobile applications for enterprise environments.

Web Application Development Link to heading

Web applications are a common requirement for enterprise systems. Rust offers several approaches to building web frontends, from server-side rendering to WebAssembly.

Enterprise Rust 2025: Miscellaneous Tools

Fri, 04 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Miscellaneous Tools for Rust Enterprise Applications Link to heading

Building enterprise applications requires more than just frameworks and libraries for core functionality. In this final post of our series, we’ll explore essential miscellaneous tools for Rust enterprise applications, focusing on observability, logging, and machine learning integration.

Observability in Rust Applications Link to heading

Observability is crucial for understanding the behavior and performance of enterprise applications in production. It encompasses metrics, logging, and distributed tracing.

Miscellaneous Tools - Enterprise Rust

Sat, 04 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Series Outline Link to heading

Overview
Framework analysis and selection: Delving into the specifics of framework selection and application.
1. Core Components: Database management, modularization, internal RPC, AMQP.
2. Web and API: Web Server, GraphQL API.
3. Application Development: Web, CLI, desktop, and mobile app development.
4. Miscellaneous Tools: Observability, logging, machine learning.
Boilerplate project: A comprehensive guide including setup instructions for selected frameworks, architectural diagrams, and development environment configurations.

ML/stats Link to heading

Crate	Downloads	Dependents	Github Stars	Github Contributors	Github Used By	Notes
polars	500k	88	21k	302	4.3k	Dataframes for data prep/filtering/etc - this is easily the best choice. Can now do streaming, so, can handle > in memory as well.
linfa	162k	24	3k	37	321	decent set of algorithms. OpenBLAS, netlib, intel MKL (all linux)
rustlearn	16k	1	599	8	121	Not nearly as robust as linfa, but does have some unique algorithms.

Logging/Metrics Link to heading

Crate	Downloads	Dependents	Github Stars	Github Contributors	Github Used By	Notes
log	197M	14770	1.9k	102	605k	Default choice. syslog, systemd, slog, android, windows, database, console, and a lot more.
tracing	109M	4967	4.4k	277	241k	Compatible with log, which is nice. metrics, tracing, and logging. wasm support.

Distributed Locking using Redis Link to heading

Redis is assumed for caching - but for dist lock, we have lots of options…

Application Development - Enterprise Rust

Fri, 03 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Series Outline Link to heading

Overview
Framework analysis and selection: Delving into the specifics of framework selection and application.
1. Core Components: Database management, modularization, internal RPC, AMQP.
2. Web and API: Web Server, GraphQL API.
3. Application Development: Web, CLI, desktop, and mobile app development.
4. Miscellaneous Tools: Observability, logging, machine learning.
Boilerplate project: A comprehensive guide including setup instructions for selected frameworks, architectural diagrams, and development environment configurations.

Web Link to heading

Crate	Downloads	Dependents	Github Stars	Github Contributors	Github Used By	Notes
dioxus	100k	66	14.5k	169	1.2k	A virtual DOM for rust. Part of opencollective, has a large and growing community, and used by numerous startups, etc.
tauri	1.1M	69	70k	302	518	Very robust, but only desktop (and soon to be mobile)
yew	800k	186	28.8k	402	10.3k	Also open collective!. This is great, but web only.
egui	1.4M	240	17.1k	320	10.2k	Very opinionated, web+native. pre-built GUI components, could build an entire OS out of it. Ugly, and not very web-friendly though… for an admin tool though, this would be awesome (which is really what it’s made for)

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Web and API - Enterprise Rust

Thu, 02 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Series Outline Link to heading

Overview
Framework analysis and selection: Delving into the specifics of framework selection and application.
1. Core Components: Database management, modularization, internal RPC, AMQP.
2. Web and API: Web Server, GraphQL API.
3. Application Development: Web, CLI, desktop, and mobile app development.
4. Miscellaneous Tools: Observability, logging, machine learning.
Boilerplate project: A comprehensive guide including setup instructions for selected frameworks, architectural diagrams, and development environment configurations.

Web Server Link to heading

In the realms of Java and .NET, a web application server serves as a critical component, providing an environment where web applications can run and manage web-based requests. Java has options like Apache Tomcat and WildFly, while .NET relies on servers like IIS or Kestrel. These servers handle a myriad of tasks including request processing, application lifecycle management, and security. In contrast, when it comes to Rust, a language still maturing in web development, selecting an appropriate web application server is not as straightforward. There isn’t a default go-to like in Java or .NET ecosystems. Instead, we need to explore and choose from emerging options such as Actix-Web, Rocket, or Warp, each offering unique features and performance characteristics tailored for Rust’s concurrency model and safety guarantees. This choice is pivotal to ensure efficient request handling, scalability, and robustness in Rust-based web applications.

Core Components - Enterprise Rust

Wed, 01 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Series Outline Link to heading

Overview
Framework analysis and selection: Delving into the specifics of framework selection and application.
1. Core Components: Database management, modularization, internal RPC, AMQP.
2. Web and API: Web Server, GraphQL API.
3. Application Development: Web, CLI, desktop, and mobile app development.
4. Miscellaneous Tools: Observability, logging, machine learning.
Boilerplate project: A comprehensive guide including setup instructions for selected frameworks, architectural diagrams, and development environment configurations.

Modularization Link to heading

Modularization is important in big software projects. It’s like building with Lego blocks – each piece of code is its own little block. This makes it easier for different teams to work on their own parts without messing up the whole thing. It’s also great for fixing bugs and adding new features, since you only have to change one block at a time. Plus, you can reuse these blocks in other projects, saving time and hassle. In short, modularization keeps everything organized, flexible, and easy to handle, especially when things need to change fast.

Overview - Enterprise Rust

Fri, 20 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Introduction to Enterprise Applications Link to heading

The term “enterprise” in the context of software development often elicits mixed reactions. However, for the purpose of this discussion, let’s define an enterprise application as a comprehensive, collaboratively developed solution that adheres to high standards of long-term maintenance. Such an application is characterized by its modular design, both internally and externally, ease of integration, and its ability to address complex business challenges efficiently and reliably.