Allen Wyma talks with Costa Alexoglou and Iason Paraskevopoulos, creators of Hopp, a tool that enables remote pair programming sessions. Hopp is built with Tauri and Rust, and is open source.
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Timestamps
- [@0:00] - Meet Costa Alexoglou and Iason Paraskevopoulos
- [@3:12] - The problem with existing tools: high latency and poor quality
- [@7:28] - Why Tauri was chosen (and its limitations)
- [@10:28] - Moving from WebKit to a custom Rust WebRTC implementation
- [@14:34] - How Hopp handles ultra-low latency screen sharing
- [@22:50] - Technical deep dive: Bypassing browser limitations on macOS
- [@31:18] - Roadmap: Migrating fully to Rust and future integrations
- [@34:25] - Linux support challenges and distribution
- [@41:03] - Using iced for Rust-based UI rendering
- [@42:14] - Closing thoughts
Credits
Intro Theme: Aerocity
Audio Editing: Plangora
Hosting Infrastructure: Jon Gjengset
Show Notes: Plangora
Hosts: Allen Wyma
