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.

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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