Adventures in Cgo Performance

Explore the intricacies of Cgo performance in this 43-minute conference talk from GopherCon 2018. Delve into the challenges and best practices of using Cgo in performance-sensitive code, drawing from real-world experiences with the Go API for Wallaroo, a high-performance distributed stream processor. Learn about the difficulties of interoperating with other languages through Cgo, discover workarounds for common performance and scaling issues, and understand an unavoidable limitation in the Go runtime. Gain valuable insights into optimizing Cgo usage for your Go projects, especially when dealing with performance-critical applications.