Dataland with Howard Zuo
Posted Fri, 09 May 2025 08:36:00 +0000Allen 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