Chris Rapier
Senior research scientist at the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center focused on high-performance data transfer and developer of the HPN-SSH variant for accelerated SSH file transfers.
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Feb 6, 2026 • 58min
HN813: What Should Networkers Know About Software Development (and Vice Versa)?
Nick Baraglio, network planner and IPv6 advocate with operational best-practice chops. Chris Rapier, high-performance data transfer scientist and creator of HPN-SSH. They discuss how developers often assume a perfect network and why that can hide inefficient apps. They cover sockets, TCP windows, SSH throughput, inspecting socket state, and ways to bridge the developer-networker knowledge gap.
