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Official
Stabilizing naked functions blog.rust-lang.org
This article discusses the stabilization of naked functions in Rust 1.88.0, offering a more ergonomic way to define functions using handwritten assembly by handling platform-specific directives and name mangling automatically.
Project/Tooling Updates
toml v0.9 epage.github.io
This article discusses the rewrite of the TOML v0.9 parser, highlighting its performance improvements, no_std support, and design considerations for broader applicability and reduced parser proliferation in the Rust ecosystem.
Announcing dynify: Pin-init trait objects on the stack in stable Rust www.reddit.com
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What's new in Ratatui 0.30.0? video www.youtube.com
A live coding session discusses and showcases the new features and improvements in Ratatui version 0.30.0.
Introducing Tyr, a new Rust DRM driver www.collabora.com
A new Rust-based DRM driver called Tyr is being developed for CSF-based Arm Mali GPUs, aiming to replace the existing C-based Panthor driver.
RustFS: distributed object storage and MinIO alternative written in Rust github.com
RustFS is a high-performance, open-source distributed object storage system built with Rust, offering S3 compatibility and designed for data lakes and AI workloads.
Rama 0.3.0-alpha.1 - A Protocol Leap Forward github.com
Rama 0.3.0-alpha.1 introduces WebSocket and SOCKS5 support, enhanced observability, built-in Datastar integration, TLS improvements, protocol detection, Unix domain socket support, and real-world examples for building production-ready networking applications in Rust.
Streaming data analytics, Fluvio 0.18.1 release www.fluvio.io
Stay up-to-date with the latest Fluvio platform updates, including the v0.18.1 release, new features, bug fixes, and opportunities for community contributions.
Observations/Thoughts
Bootstrapping Rust with GCC fractalfir.github.io
This code snippet iterates through basic blocks to identify and handle function calls, potentially addressing recursive inlining issues.
The journey towards the best error handling in Rust web frameworks mackow.ski
An exploration of error handling approaches in Rust web frameworks, specifically focusing on the author's experience with the Cot framework and the challenges posed by using Tower middleware.
Unsoundness and accidental features in the #[target_feature] attribute predr.ag
Investigating SemVer hazards in Rust's `#[target_feature]` attribute revealed unsoundness, an accidental feature, bugs in rustdoc, an RFC proposal, and new SemVer lints, improving the Rust ecosystem beyond just preventing breakage.
Tree-Structured Concurrency II: Replacing Background Tasks With Actors blog.yoshuawuyts.com
This article proposes using actors instead of background tasks to solve the problem of running work after returning from a function in structured concurrency.
Rapid Machine Learning Prototyping in Rust ryuru.com
A beginner's exploration of using the Linfa library in Rust for linear regression, including setup, implementation, and results.
330× faster: Four different ways to speed up your code pythonspeed.com
Counts the frequency of each letter in a given text.
Programming Extensible Data Types in Rust with CGP, Part 1 and Part 2 contextgeneric.dev
This article introduces CGP v0.4.2, showcasing extensible records and variants for modular app construction in Rust, enabling patterns like extensible builders and visitors for more flexible and reusable code.
Making Unsafe Rust a Little Safer: Find Memory Errors in Production with GWP-ASan blog.colinbreck.com
This is a memory error report indicating a use-after-free vulnerability in a C++ application.
Deterministic Simulation Testing in Rust: A Theater Of State Machines www.polarsignals.com
This article discusses how a new Rust database was built with deterministic simulation testing principles using a state machine architecture, offering more control over concurrency, time, randomness, and failure injection compared to previous methods.
Slint Material Components Tech Preview slint.dev
Explore Slint's tech preview of Material Design components, an open-source toolkit for building touch-based UIs across various platforms.
Memory-safe malware: Rust challenges security researchers www.techzine.eu
An analysis of the rising trend of malware being written in Rust, the challenges it poses for security researchers, and a new tool to help mitigate these challenges.
The scary and surprisingly deep rabbit hole of Rust's temporaries taping-memory.dev
Explore the intricacies of Rust's temporary values, their lifetimes, and how they interact with constant promotion and lifetime extension.
The 4 pillars of Rust's superiority kerkour.com
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Rust Walkthroughs
JavaScript is being rewritten in Rust endform.dev
The JavaScript ecosystem is quietly migrating to Rust, with Rust-based tools like Biome, OXC, Rolldown, and Turborepo gaining traction for their performance and stability.
Rust Security Best Practices 2025 corgea.com
This article outlines best practices for secure Rust development, emphasizing leveraging Rust's features, minimizing unsafe code, validating inputs, managing dependencies, enabling safety checks, ensuring safe concurrency, using proven cryptographic libraries, and employing static analysis, testing, and monitoring.
From 'It Might Work' to 'It Will Work': Typestate in Rust minikin.me
This article explores how Rust's typestate pattern encodes object states as distinct types, ensuring compile-time guarantees and eliminating runtime errors.
Tactical Trust (1 of 2): Platform Crypto for Developers in Rust tiemoko.com
Unique nonces are crucial for encryption and signing, as demonstrated by vulnerabilities in WPA2 and the Sony PlayStation 3.
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