Why “Rust” is being discussed
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Location: Kauai, Hawaii, USA Remote: Yes — US remote preferred Willing to relocate: No Technologies: Python, C++, Rust, Linux, Docker, PostgreSQL/Supabase, real-time teleme…
by jawmes8 · Oct 1, 2026
It was never built with an open source community in mind. It was always DOA in a world where Rust existed.
by DetroitThrow · Oct 1, 2026
including c++ with all of those qualifiers would be like me saying rust is fast with sccache, subsecond, cranelift, and making every single module a separate crate.
by slopinthebag · Oct 1, 2026
Email: c410.f3r (at) gmail.com Location: Brazil Remote: Yes Résumé/CV: https://c410-f3r.github.io/curriculum.pdf Technologies: AI, Blockchain, C, C++, Crypto…
by CaioFer · Oct 1, 2026
Compilation times were a consideration, but they were a subservient consideration to the prime considerations of 1) being as memory-safe as GC'd languages, 2) exploring the limi…
by kibwen · Oct 1, 2026
behnamoh 20 minutes ago [flagged] [dead] | parent | context | unvouch | favorite | on: RacketCon Is Saturday I'm curious: does anyone really care about Racket anymore? In genera…
by so-cal-schemer · Oct 1, 2026
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Rust is an iron oxide, a usually reddish-brown oxide formed by the reaction of iron and oxygen in the catalytic presence of water or air moisture. Rust consists of hydrous iron(III) oxides (Fe2O3·nH2O) and iron(III) oxide-hydroxide (FeO(OH), Fe(OH)3), and is typically associated with the corrosion of refined iron. Read more on Wikipedia