Ross WilliamsMar 21
amos

guys, guys, I rewrote my rust code in rust and it's 20x faster

someone get me on the HN frontpage, quick

Mar 21 at 12:41pmWeb
Show threadamosMar 21

ok ok other pitch: I compare the amount of syscalls between rust and a banana. the banana made ZERO SYSCALLS.

maybe this one's better as a video

Show threadPointlessOne Mar 21

@fasterthanlime In a blind test devs couldn't tell the difference between syscalls made in typescript and a banana.

https://www.tomshardware.com/speakers/in-a-blind-test-audiophiles-couldnt-tell-the-difference-between-audio-signals-sent-through-copper-wire-a-banana-or-wet-mud-the-mud-should-sound-perfectly-awful-but-it-doesnt-notes-the-experiment-creator

In a blind test, audiophiles couldn't tell the difference between audio signals sent through copper wire, a banana, or wet mud — 'The mud should sound perfectly awful, but it doesn't,' notes the experiment creator

Who knew listening to a banana sounded so good?

Tom's Hardware
Show threadItamar Turner-TrauringMar 21
@fasterthanlime How do you eat a banana without open()
Show threadColin DeanMar 21
@itamarst @fasterthanlime .slice()?
Show threadI Can't Believe It's Not Zero!Mar 21
@fasterthanlime on the other hand, a banana is radioactive, and rust isn’t. Checkmate.
Show threadI Can't Believe It's Not Zero!Mar 21
@fasterthanlime finally someone is talking about the real second system problem.
Show threadthe esoteric programmerMar 21
@fasterthanlime wait what? /me confusion
Show threadamosMar 21

@esoteric_programmer https://www.openui.com/blog/rust-wasm-parser

(The article is vibe written, too..)

Rewriting our Rust WASM Parser in TypeScript | OpenUI

We rewrote our Rust WASM Parser in TypeScript - and it got 3x Faster

Show threadlestoMar 22
@fasterthanlime since i dream in rust, my powernap are blazingly fast