July 5th, 2024 × #serverless#lambda#javascript
Deep dive into LLRT, Amazon's new crazy fast JavaScript runtime tailored for serverless environments like Lambda. Covers background, implementation, benchmarks, use cases and more.
Wes Bos Host
Scott Tolinski Host
Scott and Wes chat with Richard Davison from AWS about LLRT, a new runtime tailored specifically for Lambda. They dive into the benefits of using LLRT, challenges with JavaScript in serverless, and why Rust was chosen for its development.
Show Notes
- 00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
- 01:07 Who is Richard Davison?
- 05:11 What is LLRT and what’s the motivation for building it?
- 08:25 AWS Lambda example.
- 11:20 What makes LLRT specifically tailored to Lambda?
- 14:55 Brought to you by Sentry.io.
- 15:22 Node.js in Lambda.
- 16:00 What are some challenges that people have with JavaScript in serverless?
- 17:20 Lambda memory configuration.
- 19:23 Managing cost of compute.
- 21:29 Simpler and faster than Node, Bun, Dino, but not a replacement.
- 22:31 The benchmarks.
- 27:00 Quick.js, the main reason for the performance gains.
- 28:03 The Quick.js engine.
- 30:35 What was the reason behind creating Quick.js?
- 33:46 What made you pick Rust for LLRT?
- 36:34 Abstractions and the value of speed.
- 39:08 The JIT Compiler.
- 42:38 Compile cache.
- 43:27 De-optimizations.
- 44:59 Node.js Compat, what to use and avoid with LLRT.
- 47:52 Will you target with WinterCG spec?
- 50:22 Streams API.
- 52:06 What about WebSockets?
- 53:10 Is this going to be promoted from a labs project?
- 54:49 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs.
Sick Picks
- Richard: QuickJS Engine, JSLinux.
Shameless Plugs
- Richard: Javascript
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