Francesco Ciulla

Rust and Docker: Let's build an AI-powered app!

It started with a simple need: to be understood by a global audience. The solution is a real-time AI translator, built with the power of Rust and Docker.

Rust and Docker: Let's build an AI-powered app!
#1about 3 minutes

Finding a project idea by solving a personal problem

The process of developing a project idea begins with identifying a personal challenge, such as needing real-time translation for live streams.

#2about 4 minutes

Why choose Rust for modern application development

Rust is a fast, powerful, and safe compiled language suitable for web development, featuring unique memory management without a garbage collector and a helpful compiler.

#3about 7 minutes

Understanding Docker fundamentals for application deployment

Docker simplifies development and deployment by packaging applications into containers, managing different versions, and handling networking and data persistence.

#4about 5 minutes

Building a translation API with Rust and Actix Web

A walkthrough of the Rust backend code shows how to use the Actix Web framework to handle HTTP requests and call the OpenAI API for translation.

#5about 1 minute

Live demo of the AI-powered translation application

The application demonstrates real-time speech-to-text and translation from one language to another using the browser's microphone input.

#6about 2 minutes

How to containerize a Rust application using Docker

This section explains how to create a Dockerfile and a Docker Compose file to build and run the Rust web application inside a container.

#7about 2 minutes

A deployed version of the app using Next.js

A surprise reveal of a fully styled and publicly deployed version of the translation application, rebuilt using the Next.js framework.

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