borrow-checker-faqs

a deeper rabbit hole than expected what happens when you run cargo clippy? well, we can ask cargo what it does: $ cargo clippy -v Checking example v0.1.0 (/home/jyn/src/example) Running `/home/jyn/.rustup/toolchains/nightly-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/bin/clippy-driver /home/jyn/.rustup/toolchains/nightly-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/bin/rustc...

the number of people who have left the rust project due to burnout is shockingly high. the number of people in the project who are close to burnout is also shockingly high. this post is about myself, but it's not just about myself. i'm not going to name names because either you know what i'm talking about, in which case you know at least five...

this is a list of the times this year i felt wonder or joy. it's not exhaustive. it's mostly for me. but it's also for others, because i think a sense of wonder is a wonderful thing, and i wish it were valued more highly. i want to give a very special thanks to my friends Nori, Kate Crane, and Kate F, for showing me how much beauty there is in...

Open source is unique in that energy, not time or money, is the limiting factor. The existential threats are maintainer burnout and an imploding community, not failing to make payroll. As a result, it’s very important to do three things: Recruit new maintainers as frequently as possible. Ruthlessly prioritize the energy of existing maintainers....

This post will assume you have watched https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUIjG-y4zaA. You may also find it helpful to read https://rustc-dev-guide.rust-lang.org/building/bootstrapping.html#stages-of-bootstrapping, but I won't assume prior knowledge of the information there. Why is bootstrap confusing? People get confused by Rust's build system a...