Abstract The Integrity Data Platform (IDP) team decided to rewrite one of our heavy Queries Per Second (QPS) Golang microservices in Rust. It resulted in 70% infrastructure savings at a similar performance, but was not without its pitfalls. This article will elaborate on: How we picked what to rewrite in Rust. Approach taken to tackle the rewrite. The pitfalls and speed bumps along the way. Was it worthwhile? Introduction Grab is predominantly based on a microservice architecture, with the va...
