Folkert
Blog posts and open-source work
About
Folkert
- Embedded software engineer
- folkert@tweedegolf.com
Folkert is an expert in systems programming. He has made major contributions to the creation of the (soon-to-be) friendly, fast, functional language called Roc - in fact, he has so far written about half of the code; He co-teaches (and co-creates) the university course Rust 101; And he is working on the Rust implementation of the Network Time Protocol, ntpd-rs.
Difficult problems don´t rattle him. In fact, we can rely on Folkert to face them head-on and produce solid implementations in remarkably little time.
In his spare time, Folkert often continues to work on languages (natural or other) and he likes to cook or spend time in the garden.
Open-source work
ntpd-rs
ntpd-rs is an implementation of NTP completely written in Rust, with a focus on exposing a minimal attack surface. In this blog post the process of implementing a new open-source version of the Network Time Protocol is explained.
The project originates from ISRG's Prossimo, as part of their mission to achieve memory safety for the Internet's most critical infrastructure. Prossimo funded the initial development of the NTP client and server, and NTS support. The NTP initiative page on Prossimo's website tells the story.
ntpd-rs is part of Project Pendulum.
Rust 101
Roc
