44: Building a Cross-App Messaging Platform

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">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. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Got feedback? Send it to us on Twitter (</span><a href= "https://twitter.com/metatechpod"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://twitter.com/metatechpod</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">), Instagram (</span><a href= "https://instagram.com/metatechpod"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://instagram.com/metatechpod</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">) and don’t forget to follow our host @passy (</span><a href= "https://twitter.com/passy"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://twitter.com/passy</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">). Fancy working with us? Check out</span> <a href= "https://www.metacareers.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://www.metacareers.com/</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><strong>Links:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href= "https://pca.st/episode/1cfe9962-05c4-43b5-9690-96c7cd6532ff"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Meta Tech Podcast Episode 37: Faster and Smaller Messenger for With Amy</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href= "https://pca.st/episode/92071c55-9ef2-4bd0-bd1d-e2f6c21bd492"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Meta Tech Podcast Episode 39: White Labeling Messenger for iOS with Amy</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href= "https://engineering.fb.com/2020/03/02/data-infrastructure/messenger/"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Project LightSpeed: Rewriting the Messenger codebase for a faster, smaller, and simpler messaging app</span></a></li>