--- title: "Tyler Rockwood (@rockwotj) | Hashnode" description: "Software Engineer @ Redpanda. Read the latest articles by Tyler Rockwood on Hashnode." url: "https://hashnode.com/@rockwotj" --- @rockwotj # Tyler Rockwood @rockwotj · Wisconsin, USA · Joined December 2021 Software Engineer @ Redpanda ### [Reactions to Ducklake](https://blog.rockwotj.com/reactions-to-ducklake?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Comparing Apache Iceberg and Ducklake: open table formats, simplicity vs. complexity, integration challenges in data management and query engines 3 min read · [blog.rockwotj.com](https://blog.rockwotj.com/reactions-to-ducklake?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [May 28, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/reactions-to-ducklake/68368588430c63dc1642c1c4) ### [Protecting against stack overflow in Wasmtime Host Functions](https://blog.rockwotj.com/protecting-against-stack-overflow-in-wasmtime-host-functions?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Recently I was able to contribute a patch to Wasmtime for supporting custom runtime stacks for it's asynchronous execution mode (#7209). This is post documents the abilities that unlocks and allows for better testing against stack overflow for hosts ... 4 min read · [blog.rockwotj.com](https://blog.rockwotj.com/protecting-against-stack-overflow-in-wasmtime-host-functions?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Dec 30, 2023](https://hashnode.com/posts/protecting-against-stack-overflow-in-wasmtime-host-functions/658f8a1c354256671b223d12) ### [Musings on KubeCon WasmDay](https://blog.rockwotj.com/musings-on-kubecon-wasmday-2023?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) I had a great time today giving my first conference talk at Cloud Native Wasm Day. I'll have the link to the recording posted later if you want to give it a listen (EDIT: the recording is live here). Listening to the other presenters speak, one that ... 3 min read · [blog.rockwotj.com](https://blog.rockwotj.com/musings-on-kubecon-wasmday-2023?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Nov 7, 2023](https://hashnode.com/posts/musings-on-kubecon-wasmday-2023/6549a4f4728e2fd2a7c505a2) ### [Let's build a document database!](https://blog.rockwotj.com/toy-db-1?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Series Introduction 3 min read · [blog.rockwotj.com](https://blog.rockwotj.com/toy-db-1?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Jan 8, 2023](https://hashnode.com/posts/toy-db-1/63ba3ceccd401980cbf67a37) ### [C++ Memory Management Rules](https://blog.rockwotj.com/c-memory-management-rules?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Do you ever wonder how giant company's like Google have millions of lines of C++ and can still have robust systems? Is the answer to rewrite all the things in Rust1? During my time at Google I learned the rules that are used to keep the owner of memo... 3 min read · [blog.rockwotj.com](https://blog.rockwotj.com/c-memory-management-rules?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Dec 18, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/c-memory-management-rules/61bd41f46916c3593a6b14c8)