Infrastructure for Rust

This talk explores the infrastructure that powers the Rust project, addressing the challenges of its rapid growth. The speaker, JD, discusses the tools and services used to support both the development and use of Rust, highlighting areas like continuous integration, the Crater tool for ecosystem testing, cloud compute programs, and the distribution of Rust releases. A significant portion of the talk focuses on managing the exponential growth of traffic, particularly from CI systems, and the strategies being implemented, such as leveraging CDNs, exploring caching for CI platforms, and the long-term goal of deploying mirrors. The presentation also delves into the complexities of maintaining the project's infrastructure with a small team, the challenges of onboarding new contributors, and the importance of balancing simplicity with efficiency and sustainability.