Building a Cross-App Messaging Platform
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msys is the technology that underpins most of the messaging products Meta offers. What started as a small library in C wrapping sqlite is now used by many teams across the company and is now trying to address the developer experiences challenges that arise from the initial focus on speed and size above all else. Tune in to Pascal's interview to learn how Akshay and Chris are tackling this and other thorny issues.  Got feedback? Send it to us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/metatechpod), Instagram (https://instagram.com/metatechpod) and don’t forget to follow our host @passy (https://twitter.com/passy). Fancy working with us? Check out https://www.metacareers.com/. Links: Meta Tech Podcast Episode 37: Faster and Smaller Messenger for With Amy Meta Tech Podcast Episode 39: White Labeling Messenger for iOS with Amy Project LightSpeed: Rewriting the Messenger codebase for a faster, smaller, and simpler messaging app   Timestamps:   Intro 0:06 Introduction Chris 1:33 Introduction Akshay 2:54 msys overview 3:37 Products adopting msys 7:16 Building features with msys 13:06 Migrations 20:28 Optimising DevX 26:38 Web Client 33:30 What's Next for msys 34:40 Outro 36:50 Outtakes 37:45
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