🚀 The Fastest Rust Backend? Why Axum Might Be the Best Choice! 🚀
Rust is already known for its speed and safety, but what about building backend services with it? Meet Axum—a powerful, async-first framework that takes advantage of Rust’s Tokio runtime and Tower middleware to handle massive traffic effortlessly. But how does it compare to Actix-Web? How well does it perform in real-world scenarios?
In this tutorial, we’ll cover:
✅ Why Axum is one of the most popular Rust frameworks
✅ How to set up a simple Axum backend from scratch
✅ Handling GET & POST requests with Axum
✅ Returning JSON responses and status codes
By the end of this video, you’ll have a working Rust backend that’s fast, reliable, and ready for production!
💬 Got questions? Drop them in the comments!
TimeStamp
00:00 Introduction to Axum and Rust for Backend Development
02:31 Axum Performance in TechEmpower Benchmarks
03:08 Writing a Simple Axum Application
08:24 Adding HTTP Status Codes in Responses
10:48 Testing the Axum Application using Insomnia/Postman
11:24 Returning JSON Responses in Axum
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