High-Performance Languages in Modern Development

Examine the crucial role of high-performance programming languages in addressing the demands of modern software development. Explore unique capabilities and performance advantages and learn practical strategies for leveraging them to build efficient and scalable applications.

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The High Performance Talk You Did Not Expect To Hear about Rust

Wednesday Nov 19 / 10:35AM PST

Abstract: Rust makes things faster but it slows down engineers, right? This was our team’s assumption when we decided to rewrite our code from Kotlin into Rust. But, we were wrong in completely unexpected ways.

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Ruth Linehan

Software Engineer @Momento, Previously APIs/Webhooks @GitHub and @Puppet

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Instrumentation at Scale: Having Your Performance Cake and Eating It Too

Wednesday Nov 19 / 11:45AM PST

In high-performance code, a single misplaced counter increment can cost more than the operation it’s measuring. That creates a paradox: instrument too much and you slow the system down; instrument too little and you miss the insights you need to continuously deliver.

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Brian Martin

Co-founder and Software Engineer @IOP Systems, Focused on High-Performance Software and Systems, Previously @Twitter

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When Every Bit Counts: How Valkey Rebuilt Its Hashtable for Modern Hardware

Wednesday Nov 19 / 01:35PM PST

Ever wondered what happens when a bunch of performance-obsessed developers decide their blazing-fast database isn't quite blazing-fast enough?

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Modern Systems Programming for the Next Decade

Wednesday Nov 19 / 02:45PM PST

Details coming soon.

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Building High-Concurrency Systems for the Cloud

Wednesday Nov 19 / 03:55PM PST

Details coming soon.

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Wednesday Nov 19 / 10:35AM PST

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Track Host

Pratik Agarwal

Software Engineer @Figma - Architecting and Scaling Database Infrastructure, Previously @AWS DynamoDB and @Momento

Pratik is a distributed systems engineer at Figma, where he architects and scales database infrastructure that powers millions of designers and developers worldwide. With deep expertise spanning the entire backend stack - from client SDKs to storage systems - he has consistently delivered transformational performance improvements and cost optimizations across his career. Previously, Pratik was instrumental in key initiatives at AWS DynamoDB and led the complete rearchitecture of AWS Marketplace's processing systems from batch to event-driven at scale. At Momento, he drove performance initiatives across the entire stack that directly impacted company growth and revenue.

Pratik is passionate about building infrastructure that empowers engineers to move fast with confidence. He lives in the Greater Seattle Area and enjoys poker, kickboxing, and exploring the Pacific Northwest mountains.

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