Mario Zupan I'm a software developer originally from Graz but living in Vienna, Austria. I previously worked as a full-stack web developer before quitting my job to work as a freelancer and explore open source. Currently, I work at Netconomy.

Stories by Mario Zupan

Build A Full-stack TypeScript App Using TRPC And React

Build a full-stack TypeScript app using tRPC and React

Build a full-stack TypeScript app using tRPC that will be type-safe when it comes to the code, and compare tRPC to RPC, REST, and GraphQL.

Mario Zupan
May 26, 2023 â‹… 17 min read
Writing Webpack Plugins Rust SWC Faster Builds

Writing webpack plugins in Rust using SWC for faster builds

We explore how to build custom SWC plugins using Rust and then use them in webpack-based projects to speed up our builds.

Mario Zupan
May 24, 2023 â‹… 7 min read
How to Build a WebSocket Server With Rust

How to build a WebSocket server with Rust

This tutorial will demonstrate how to build a basic message relay service in Rust that clients can connect to via WebSockets.

Mario Zupan
Apr 25, 2023 â‹… 11 min read
Create an Async CRUD Web Service in Rust With Warp

Create an async CRUD web service in Rust with warp

Learn how to create an asynchronous web app using warp and tokio-postgres and build a database-backed CRUD service with error handling — all in fewer than 300 lines of Rust code.

Mario Zupan
Apr 24, 2023 â‹… 14 min read
Concurrent programming in Rust with Crossbeam

Concurrent programming in Rust with Crossbeam

Learn concurrent programming in Rust using Crossbeam, an epoch-based memory management API.

Mario Zupan
Dec 7, 2022 â‹… 8 min read
Rust Fleet

Fleet: A build tool for improving Rust’s Cargo

Fleet has great potential, especially for developers who do not enjoy fussing around with build pipelines, or build processes in general.

Mario Zupan
Jul 21, 2022 â‹… 5 min read
Understanding Rust Strings Str

Understanding String and &str in Rust

Learn why your code doesn’t compile when you’re trying to achieve something using strings and string-manipulation across your program.

Mario Zupan
Jul 20, 2022 â‹… 8 min read
Configuring Vim For Rust Development

Configuring Vim for Rust development

Learn the basics of how to configure Vim for Rust development, plus get an in-depth look at using rust-analyzer.

Mario Zupan
May 27, 2022 â‹… 7 min read
React Substrate Blockchain

Substrate blockchain application with a custom React frontend

We’ll base our custom React frontend on the Substrate Frontend Template, forking it and customizing it by extending the template with some specific UI elements.

Mario Zupan
Mar 31, 2022 â‹… 11 min read
How To Build A Custom Blockchain Implementation In Rust Using Substrate

How to build a custom blockchain implementation in Rust using Substrate

Learn how to implement a very basic, backend-based, custom blockchain application in Rust using Substrate.

Mario Zupan
Feb 14, 2022 â‹… 12 min read
Substrate Blockchain Development: Core Concepts

Substrate blockchain development: Core concepts

Explore key concepts about the Substrate blockchain framework that are important to understand before you build your own blockchain with consensus engines and customizable runtimes.

Mario Zupan
Dec 31, 2021 â‹… 10 min read
How to Build a Blockchain in Rust

How to build a blockchain in Rust

Learn how to build a blockchain application with a basic mining scheme, consensus, and peer-to-peer networking in just 500 lines of Rust.

Mario Zupan
Nov 25, 2021 â‹… 24 min read