Błażej Pierzak·May 30, 2022We speed up Membrane by reshaping Maps operationsWe’re constantly working on improving the performance of the Membrane. It’s not easy, as it’s not obvious where to look for improvements. There are many factors that may affect performance and so it’s hard to point out just one that could be a bottleneck. We also don’t want to spend…Elixir4 min readElixir4 min read
Błażej Pierzak·Apr 14, 2022What’s up in your BEAM? — introducing BEAMchmarkEvery software creator knows well that benchmarks are pretty important. They prove that your software is not only working but also scales well, and acts properly when overloaded. Benchmarking also might let you learn the limits of your program. We have been making benchmarks of Membrane since the very beginning…Membrane3 min readMembrane3 min read
Błażej Pierzak·Apr 11, 2022How we made Membrane SFU less ICE-yThis article was previously published on the Software Mansion blog. A well-known problem in software development you probably noticed in your career is when existing technology with solutions it provides is not exactly matching the problem you need to solve. In most cases, there are a lot of workarounds to…WebRTC5 min readWebRTC5 min read
Błażej Pierzak·Mar 30, 2022Introducing Auto Demands — release of Membrane v0.9.0In the v.0.9.0 release of Membrane, among small but important improvements (all listed here) there is one quite a big change: Auto Demands. To understand how auto demands can ease the development of Membrane’s applications, let’s have a quick look at how demands used to work before that change, and…Membrane3 min readMembrane3 min read
Błażej Pierzak·Jan 3, 2022Modular RTC Engine is our little-big revolution in video conferencingThere are already quite a few WebRTC SFU implementations in different programming languages. They’ve got their pros and cons, but the biggest problem about them is that you need to take them as they are. If you need to do something extraordinary, like creating a custom logic, there is a…Membrane4 min readMembrane4 min read
Bartosz Błaszków·Feb 28, 2019Unifex — integrate native code with Elixir without a hassleWhile developing Membrane Framework, which is our solution for multimedia streaming written in Elixir, we often have to rely on native code to integrate with existing libraries or when we need a native performance in crucial bits of code. The Erlang VM, on which the Elixir code is executed, allows…Elixir3 min readElixir3 min read
Mateusz Front·Feb 8, 2019Bundlex — compiling C with Elixir made easyNote: Bundlex has grown since this article was firstly published In particular, it now supports C nodes besides NIFs. See Bundlex GitHub for more details. When integrating Elixir with native code (e.g., written in C) one of the important aspects is adapting new tooling responsible for compiling that code into our workflow. …Elixir2 min readElixir2 min read
