Integrating Rust and Go: Lessons from GitHub Code Search

This talk by Luke Franell from GitHub explores the challenges and lessons learned from integrating Rust and Go for GitHub's new code search engine, Blackbird. It details how Rust was chosen for its performance and control, while Go was utilized for middleware and services. The presentation covers strategies for interoperability using FFI, including different approaches to managing memory and data across language boundaries, and highlights the evolution of their integration techniques to improve scalability and reliability, ultimately leading to the successful launch of GitHub Code Search.