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
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Simple Precision Time Protocol at Meta: https://engineering.fb.com/2024/02/07/production-engineering/simple-precision-time-protocol-sptp-meta/
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Meta Time libraries on GitHub: https://github.com/facebook/time
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DotSlash - Simplified executable deployment: https://engineering.fb.com/2024/02/06/developer-tools/dotslash-simplified-executable-deployment/
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DotSlash website: https://dotslash-cli.com/
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DotSlash on GitHub: https://github.com/facebook/dotslash
Timestamps
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Intro 0:05
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Intro Andres 2:30
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Intro Michael 3:39
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Andres's Projects at Meta 3:54
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Michael's Projects at Meta 5:00
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What is DotSlash? 5:30
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DotSlash vs LFS 6:04
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DotSlash vs buck2 run 7:08
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Where is DotSlash used at Meta? 8:45
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How does DotSlash work? 9:37
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DotSlash on Windows 13:15
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How DotSlash is built 16:21
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Bundling the rust toolchain 17:14
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Automated DotSlash file generation 20:33
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DotSlash and remote execution 24:53
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Storage providers 26:27
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Why open-source? 30:05
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Limitations 34:17
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Cache Eviction 36:59
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Outro 39:22
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Bloopers 40:15