Vite's Rust Bundler Signals a Shift in JavaScript Build Tools

Vite 8 consolidates around Rolldown, a Rust bundler delivering 10-30x faster builds. What this shift means for the broader JavaScript ecosystem.

The Daily Perspective

"Rust usage for Python extensions surged 22% in one year as developers choose memory safety and C-level performance over traditional approaches."

https://thenewstack.io/rust-pythons-new-performance-engine/

#rustlanguage #rustlang #rust #pythonlanguage #pythonlang #python

Rust: Python's New Performance Engine

Rust usage for Python extensions surged 22% in one year as developers choose memory safety and C-level performance over traditional approaches.

The New Stack
Oh joy, another seminar where Rust is crowned the savior of software development, because who doesn't love a language that's 30% syntax errors and 70% smugness? 🚀🤦‍♂️ Meanwhile, the rest of us are still waiting for the day when watching a video doesn't feel like signing a contract with Google. 📜✨
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_-6KI3m31M #RustLanguage #SoftwareDevelopment #SyntaxErrors #TechHumor #GoogleContract #HackerNews #ngated
[Berkeley Seminar] Raph Levien | How Rust won: the quest for performant, reliable software

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🚂 All aboard the overthinking express! 🚂 This alleged "Rust-shaped hole" is really just someone desperately trying to justify a trendy language switch. 🤔 Meanwhile, #TypeScript remains unbothered, effortlessly slicing through existential coder crises. 🍞🔪
https://mnvr.in/rust #overthinkingexpress #RustLanguage #codingtrends #developerhumor #HackerNews #ngated
A Rust shaped hole | mnvr.in

Without writing a single line of Rust, why I feel it might be right

#ProjectMerlin work continues, and so do progresses:
More info/details on it's official page here:
https://riscoscommunity.org/projects/risc-os-merlin/

#risc_os #riscos #kernel #rust #RustLanguage #OperatingSystem

#RISC_OS I've put together a presentation page for #ProjectMerlin, which also includes a real-time progress update widget. This is to help answer questions I've received from various people. Please note: I am doign this for fun, I am NOT trying to save #riscos .

https://riscoscommunity.org/projects/risc-os-merlin/

#rust #RustLanguage #operatingSystem #programming

RISC OS Merlin

Introducing Merlin: A Modern Kernel for a Classic Legacy., In the realm of operating systems, few hold the historical and architectural significance of RISC OS. Originally developed by Acorn for the ARM architecture in the 1980s, RISC OS pioneered a lightweight, fast, and responsive desktop experience on early ARM-based machines. While the modern computing landscape…

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Redox OS with Rust gets X11 support!

Redox OS was an independent operating system that was written with Rust to give you performance while ensuring memory safety thanks to Rust and its goals. It’s a microkernel-based general pur…

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Rust developers offered $20k for rav1d to reach C performance

The folks behind Rust-based AV1 video decoder rav1d are looking for developers to get it running as fast as its C-based cousin, dav1d.

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