I know that systemd is a VERY contentious issue for some people!
I have learned about rustysd today.
I don't fully understand what it does and does not do but it sounds to me like it is a service manager that can do a subset of what systemd can do, but it it is WRITTEN in Rust!
It is not the kind of software that I think I would use but maybe it is USEFUL for some people?
There is just so much for me to LEARN about Rust!
I have read such an interesting article by Stjepan Glavina about the new async-std runtime for Rust.
The async-std announcement tells me that "async-std is a library that looks and feels like the Rust standard library, except everything in it is made to work with async/await exactly as you would expect it to."
Even if I don't understand this stuff well it does sound SO COOL to me!
I must STUDY this async-std!
As a Rust user anything that makes the speed of the Rust compiler better is a MAJOR WIN for me!
Nicholas Nethercote has written an insightful article about changes that have improved the speed of Rust's compiler!
It's not just a list of changes, but it goes into some detail about what the changes actually involved and what they did.
I know not about the Rust compiler internals but when I read an article like this about the Rust compiler I LEARN MORE about how it works!
Thanks so much for your hard work, Nicholas!
We APPRECIATE it!
Stjepan Glavina's article Blocking inside async code is INTERESTING to me.
It is about blocking in Rust async code and how blocking can hurt concurrency, and the risk of deadlock, and YET OTHER matters!
I have learned that blocking and async code can be COMPLEX subjects requiring much CARE and THOUGHT!
I must STUDY this matter in more detail!
Getting feedback is SO IMPORTANT when developing software.
I am relieved to learn that there is a 2019 State of Rust Survey for the Rust team to get feedback about Rust!
I have not done the survey yet but I feel that it is MY DUTY as a Rust user to complete it!
The announcement says it "should take about 10–15 minutes".
It is also "anonymous unless you choose to give us your contact information" which will be important to some takers.
I must PROVIDE FEEDBACK as part of this survey!
I feel that it is MY DUTY!