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Theo October 31, 2024 17m

Making Minecraft 100x faster (by rewriting it in Rust)

Summary

The main theme is optimizing Minecraft server hosting, highlighting the performance issues with Java-based servers and the limitations of the Bedrock rewrite. A new Rust rewrite called "Pumpkin" is presented as a significant solution, drastically reducing RAM and CPU usage. The takeaway is the potential of using performance-oriented languages like Rust and innovative projects like Pumpkin to overcome existing limitations in Minecraft server technology, with a brief mention of Blacksmith for faster GitHub Actions builds.

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