How do you replace the whole foundation that powers your desktop client without having to rewrite everything? And why would you do it in the first place?
In their Matrix Conference talk, David Baker and Florian Duros walk us through their plan to move Element Web and Desktop to the sturdier and faster Rust SDK, transparently for users and administrators.
https://element.io/blog/a-faster-rustier-element-web/
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