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Episode 13 – Inside Ping Proxies with Joseph Dye. In this episode of Netstack.fm, Glen from Plabayo talks with Joseph Dye (Joe), founding engineer at Ping Proxies, about building large-scale proxy infrastructure in Rust. Joe shares how he went from art student to programmer, joining Ping when it was a tiny startup running on Python and Squid. He explains how they rebuilt everything in Rust, creati...

Episode 12 – Oxide Networking with Ryan Goodfellow. A conversation with Ryan Goodfellow about Rust networking at Oxide. We will explore the Oxide computer stack with a focus on network, including their fully integrated cloud computer, programmable networking with P4 and Dendrite, the Maghemite routing stack, and OPTE — a Rust-based packet engine running inside the kernel. Ryan also shares how his...

Episode 11 – Modern networking in Firefox with Max Inden. A conversation with Max Inden, Staff Software Engineer at Mozilla, about modernizing Firefox’s networking stack in Rust. We cover his work on the QUIC and HTTP/3 stack — improving UDP I/O, congestion control, and overall performance — and why QUIC matters as a fast, encrypted, and evolvable transport for HTTP/3, WebTransport, and beyond. Le...

Episode 10 – zerocopy with Joshua Liebow-Feeser. A conversation with Joshua Liebow-Feeser, the developer behind netstack3 and the creator of zerocopy, a crate that makes zero-cost memory manipulation effortless. Originally built for Fuchsia, zerocopy is now used by over 400 crates on crates.io, with nearly 300 million downloads. We explore the origins of Fuchsia, the creation and purpose of zeroco...

Episode 9 – gRPC with Lucio Franco. A deep dive into the world of asynchronous networking in Rust with Lucio Franco, maintainer of Tonic, Tower, Tokio, and Hyper. We explore the origins and design of gRPC and its Rust implementation, Tonic—how it came to be, what problems it solves, and why it matters. Along the way, Lucio shares insights into open source collaboration, Google’s work on gRPC for R...

Episode 8 – Fuchsia's Netstack3 with Bruno Dal Bo Silva. In this episode our guest is Bruno Dal Bo Silva, Staff Software Engineer at Google. We will dive into his path into networking and Rust, and the story behind netstack3, the Rust-based networking stack built for Google’s Fuchsia operating system. We cover its origins from the Go-based netstack, why Rust was chosen, and the challenges of imple...

Episode 7 – Rustls with Dirkjan Ochtman. In this episode, we go through Dirkjan's extensive experience in software development, particularly focusing on Rust, TLS, and QUIC protocols. We explore Dirkjan his journey working on QUIC implementations to his contributions to Rust TLS and Hickory DNS. The conversation also delves into the ACME protocol and the Instant Domain Search project. Dirkjan shar...

Episode 6 – Curl with Daniel Stenberg. In this episode of netstack.fm , Glen speaks with Daniel Stenberg, the creator and maintainer of Curl, one of the most widely used networking tools on the internet. They discuss Daniel's journey into programming and networking, the evolution of Curl from a simple tool to a comprehensive solution supporting multiple protocols, and the challenges of maintaining...

Episode 5 – Tokio with Carl Lerche. In this episode of Netstack.fm , Glen speaks with Carl Lerche, the creator and maintainer of the Tokio Runtime, about his journey into technology, the evolution of programming languages, and the impact of Rust on the software development landscape. They discuss the rise of async programming, the development of networking libraries, and the future of Rust in infr...

Episode 4 – Datastar and Hypermedia. You can find a remastered version of this episode as episode 32 ( https://netstack.fm/#episode-32 ) for an improved listening experience with better audio quality. Released on the 24th of March 2026. Please listen to that episode instead of this one. In this episode, Glen interviews Delaney, the creator of DataStar, a lightweight framework designed for building...

Episode 3 – OpenTelemetry, eBPF and Metoro. You can find a remastered version of this episode as episode 35 ( https://netstack.fm/#episode-35 ) for an improved listening experience with better audio quality. Released on the 15th of April 2026. Please listen to that episode instead of this one. It also includes content not released in this episode. In this conversation, Chris Batterbee, co-founder...

Episode 2 – Hyper with Sean McArthur. You can find a remastered version of this episode as episode 29 ( https://netstack.fm/#episode-29 ) for an improved listening experience with better audio quality. Released on the 3rd of March 2026. Please listen to that episode instead of this one. In this episode, Glen interviews Sean McArthur, the creator and maintainer of the Hyper ecosystem. They discuss...

In the inaugural episode of NetStack FM, hosts Elizabeth and Glen introduce themselves and the purpose of the podcast, which is to explore the intersection of protocols and people in the tech industry. Glen shares his personal journey into technology, discussing his background in software development, gaming, and networking. The conversation highlights the challenges and learning experiences that...