The C2Rust project is all about translating C code into an equivalent, drop-in ABI-compatible Rust implementation. (Read our C2Rust introductory blog post here.) Along the way we’ve uncovered some dark corners of C as it’s written in p... (more…)

What Are Bitfields? The C programming language is a product of a time where it was important to use as few resoures as possible. Memory was measured in kilobytes rather than gigabytes as we do today. Bitfields offer a handy way to reduce memory usage. How... (more…)

How long can the C languages maintain their primacy in the kernel? (more…)

Simple tweaks like Batched Updates and Non-Blocking SPI can have a huge impact on rendering performance… (more…)

A lot of web development is transforming JSON one way or another. In TypeScript/JavaScript this is straightforward, since JSON is built into the language. But can we also achieve good ergonomics in Haskell and Rust? Dear reader, I am glad you asked! 🙌... (more…)