Hopp with Costa Alexoglou and Iason Paraskevopoulos

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. Contributing to Rustacean Station Rustacean Station is a community project; get in touch with us if you’d like to suggest an idea for an episode or offer your services as a host or audio editor! Twitter: @rustaceanfm Discord: Rustacean Station Github: @rustacean-station Email: [email protected] 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