rustperformanceoptimization
10 min readRust Performance: Actually Measuring What 'Blazingly Fast' Means 🦀⚡
Coming from 7 years of Laravel/Node.js where 'fast enough' was the mantra, I thought performance optimization meant adding cache layers and hoping. Then Rust forced me to actually measure, benchmark, and prove performance claims. Turns out 'blazingly fast' isn't marketing - it's measurable!
Feb 10, 2026