Update dbaupp on Reddit pointed out that this particular example does not support the point I'm trying to make. I'll explain why below. I ... (more…)

In 2008 I was getting paid to work on my creation, Apache CouchDB. IBM had hired me early that year to put it into the Apache Incubator and by then it was a top level project. I was living in Asheville NC with my wife and kids, in the house 23hrs a day wo... (more…)

After rewriting just a few of the slow methods for my Rails site in Rust, I was able to have pages load more than 33 percent faster than before. (more…)

The Rust team is happy to announce the latest version of Rust, 1.16.0. Rust is a systems programming language focused on safety, speed, and concurrency. (more…)

Since the 1.0 release of the Rust programming language in May 2015, people have been exploring different ideas about what to use it for. D...