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Languages grow slowly. It’s okay to think of #RustLang #Rust as a "young" language (even though it’s somewhere between 10 and 19 years old, depending on how you measure it). There is all kinds of activity developing it further; fixing shortcomings; improving ergonomics.

Now that I think of it, most modern languages are still under active development. Hmmm. I guess nothing stands still.

📚 Behold, the novice Rustacean's manifesto on "idiomatic" Rust: a delightful chronicle of their fledgling #journey, complete with insightful examples that might just change tomorrow! 😂 But fear not, dear reader, as this personal perspective is as solid as a programmer's first "Hello, World!" 🖥️✨
a-i-nstein.neocities.org/ #Rustacean #Idiomatic #Rust #Programming #Learning #Experience #Hello #World #HackerNews #ngated

a-i-nstein.neocities.orgIdiomatic RustDiscover idiomatic Rust examples and learn the best practices of Rust programming.

🚀 Introducing Austral: because clearly what the world was missing was #Rust wearing Ada's hand-me-downs. 🎩 With a name like #Austral, you'd expect a trip Down Under, but instead, you get a lecture on linear types and "capabilities" that promises #security and correctness like a used car salesman assures you of a "reliable" engine. 😂
borretti.me/article/introducin #Ada #Capabilities #HackerNews #ngated

Fernando Borretti · Introducing Austral: A Systems Language with Linear Types and CapabilitiesIntroducing a new programming language.

Memory safety for web fonts: Skrifa is written in Rust, and created as a replacement for FreeType to make font processing in Chrome secure for all users. Skifra takes advantage of Rust's memory safety, and lets us iterate faster on font technology improvements in Chrome. Moving from FreeType to Skrifa allows Google to be both agile and fearless when making changes to our font code. developer.chrome.com/blog/memo Does anyone know how Firefox handles web fonts security?

Chrome for DevelopersMemory safety for web fonts  |  Blog  |  Chrome for DevelopersLearn how and why the Chrome team has replaced FreeType with Skrifa.