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This Week in Rust 665
Official
Cargo is experimenting with disabling embedded metadata in rlibs by default on the nightly channel to reduce target directory size.
Newsletters
The Embedded Rustacean Issue #78 www.theembeddedrustacean.com
A comprehensive roundup of the latest embedded Rust developments, including project updates, hardware news, educational resources, and current job listings.
Project/Tooling Updates
An introduction to OxiSH, a new memory-safe SSH server implementation in Rust featuring a sans-I/O core and support for hybrid post-quantum key exchange.
A critical analysis of the Xilem GUI framework’s architectural shortcomings and a proposed roadmap for simplifying its design and developer experience.
rama v0.4.0 github.com
Rama 0.4.0 introduces full system proxy support, sandboxed JavaScript for PAC, ttrpc, and comprehensive reliability improvements across its network service foundations.
Observations/Thoughts
From Go to Rust rolandsdev.blog
A former Go developer shares their experience transitioning to Rust, highlighting the learning curve, key language benefits, and when to choose Rust for production systems.
A quick reference guide for common `zig build` command patterns and test execution flags.
I want extern "fil-c" domenkozar.com
Proposing a secure Rust FFI bridge for the Fil-C ABI to provide runtime memory safety for legacy C/C++ dependencies.
A proposal for a four-level hierarchy to standardize and improve in-place initialization in Rust, ranging from raw pointer manipulation to compiler-driven optimizations.
The Rust standard library now utilizes `cargo-semver-checks` to automatically prevent accidental API breakage by integrating stability attribute analysis into its CI pipeline.
An exploration of zero-copy video rendering in an Electron-based Rust application using the "hole punching" technique versus shared textures.
A post-mortem analysis of how ignoring `#[must_use]` results in a security vulnerability, and why `clippy::let_underscore_must_use` is essential for production-grade codebases.
A guide on refactoring code from boolean flags to explicit state machines using algebraic data types in Rust.
Rust Walkthroughs
A beginner-friendly guide to getting started with Embedded Rust on the BBC micro:bit, covering toolchain setup, hardware abstraction layers, and a basic "Blinky" implementation.
Building a Containerized RESTful API learning-rust.github.io
An example project structure for a modular Rust REST API service using Toasty for database management.
Research
A study on leveraging Rust for safe, portable, and performant GPU offloading in heterogeneous computing environments.
Miscellaneous
A deep dive into the design philosophy, formal verification, and engineering precision behind Netstack3 and zerocopy.