Dataland with Howard Zuo

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Allen Wyma talks with Howard Zuo, CEO at Dataland, a software company that builds AI agents for customer support teams, using Rust.

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Timestamps

[@0:00] - Introduction to Howard Zuo and Dataland
[@2:21] - Supported data sources and plugins
[@5:36] - Challenges with data diversity
[@9:12] - Focus on customer support teams
[@13:02] - Choosing Rust for performance and safety
[@18:39] - Comparing Rust to Go
[@24:10] - Learning async and debugging
[@30:28] - Rust’s ecosystem for data processing
[@48:32] - Rust and WebAssembly for UI performance
[@57:14] - Closing thoughts

Credits

Intro Theme: Aerocity

Audio Editing: Plangora

Hosting Infrastructure: Jon Gjengset

Show Notes: Plangora

Hosts: Allen Wyma

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