Hi 👋, I'm James Eastham

I'm a storyteller, first and foremost. Why do I tell stories? To help you design & build modern, reliable and scaleable systems.

On this site, you can check out all the technical articles I've written, video content and courses I've created, learn more about me or get in touch, I'd love to chat.

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Recent Videos

Lambda SnapStart for your Serverless .NET Applications

Dive into this video to learn about Lambda Snapstart, a feature aimed at minimizing cold start impact for .NET applications. We'll cover what Snapstart is, how to enable it, and showcase its performance improvements.

November 19, 2024

Queueing Up Success: The Art of Async on Cloudflare Workers

In this video, learn how to leverage the power of queuing to handle background processes in your applications without affecting user experience. Discover how to use Cloudflare's Queue service in combination with Rust to send emails to new users asynchronously.

October 21, 2024

High Performance Postgres with Rust, Cloudflare & Hyperdrive

In this video, you'll explore how to efficiently connect Cloudflare Workers to external relational databases. Learn about Cloudflare's Hyperdrive service to enhance performance and reduce load.

October 14, 2024

Cache Me If You Can: Serverless Caching with Rust & Cloudflare

This video is all about optimizing your applications by using caching. You'll learn how to implement a cache using Cloudflare's KV service in serverless applications with Rust.

October 7, 2024

Building Real-Time Applications with Cloudflare Durable Objects

In this video, you’ll discover the power of Cloudflare Durable Objects. Learn how this technology allows you to coordinate multiple clients, manage state, and handle infrastructure effortlessly, all while ensuring transactional consistency.

September 25, 2024

Serverless Persistence with Cloudflare D1 & Rust

In this video, you'll learn how to add persistence to your Cloudflare applications using the D1 database service that Cloudflare provides.

September 16, 2024

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