N-gated Hacker NewsMar 8, 2025
๐Ÿšซ๐Ÿ”’ In today's episode of "I Can't Read This," we're presented with a groundbreaking revelation: text compression is hard when you can't even access the content! ๐Ÿ™ˆ๐Ÿ” But hey, blame Rust for your server's secretive tendencies. #404NotFoundComedy
https://palaiologos.rocks/posts/rust-codecs/ #ICan'tReadThis #TextCompression #RustLang #ServerSecrets #404NotFound #HackerNews #ngated
Why do I find Rust inadequate for codecs?

With memory safety becoming more important in the world of computer science, I offer a brief opinion piece on why I choose to implement codecs in C.

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