Dataland with Howard Zuo
Dataland with Howard Zuo  
Podcast: Rustacean Station
Published On: Fri May 09 2025
Description: Allen Wyma talks with Howard Zuo, CEO at Dataland, a software company that builds AI agents for customer support teams, using Rust. Contributing to Rustacean Station Rustacean Station is a community project; get in touch with us if you’d like to suggest an idea for an episode or offer your services as a host or audio editor! Twitter: @rustaceanfm Discord: Rustacean Station Github: @rustacean-station Email: hello@rustacean-station.org Timestamps [@0:00] - Introduction to Howard Zuo and Dataland [@2:21] - Supported data sources and plugins [@5:36] - Challenges with data diversity [@9:12] - Focus on customer support teams [@13:02] - Choosing Rust for performance and safety [@18:39] - Comparing Rust to Go [@24:10] - Learning async and debugging [@30:28] - Rust’s ecosystem for data processing [@48:32] - Rust and WebAssembly for UI performance [@57:14] - Closing thoughts Credits Intro Theme: Aerocity Audio Editing: Plangora Hosting Infrastructure: Jon Gjengset Show Notes: Plangora Hosts: Allen Wyma