60: Simplified Executable Deployment with DotSlash

Meta Tech Podcast

English - February 16, 2024 00:15 - 40 minutes - 19.1 MB - ★★★★ - 34 ratings
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Distributing binaries and toolchains to developers is a pain but DotSlash makes it a breeze. Instead of committing large, platform-specific executables to your repository, DotSlash combines a fast Rust program with a JSON manifest prefixed with a #! to transparently fetch and execute the binary you need. Tune in to our interview with Andres and Michael to learn more.

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Links

Simple Precision Time Protocol at Meta: https://engineering.fb.com/2024/02/07/production-engineering/simple-precision-time-protocol-sptp-meta/

Meta Time libraries on GitHub: https://github.com/facebook/time

DotSlash - Simplified executable deployment: https://engineering.fb.com/2024/02/06/developer-tools/dotslash-simplified-executable-deployment/

DotSlash website: https://dotslash-cli.com/

DotSlash on GitHub: https://github.com/facebook/dotslash

Timestamps

Intro 0:05

Intro Andres 2:30

Intro Michael 3:39

Andres's Projects at Meta 3:54