Over the last few weeks I built my own DNS client. Mostly because I thought dig (the standard DNS client) was kinda clunky. Partly because I wanted to learn more about DNS. So here's how I built it, and how you can build your own too. It's a great weekend... (more…)

Has anyone ever written anything that serves just a single file? Should this even be written? I don't know the answer but I've written it, twice. (more…)

Asynchronous Rust is powerful but has a reputation for being hard to learn. There have been various ideas on how to fix the trickiest aspects, though with my focus being on Tokio 1.0, I had not been able to dedicate much focus to those topics. However, Ni... (more…)

This post explores tools for understanding vulnerabilities in the Rust programming language as well as the maturity of the Rust software ecosystem as a whole and how that might impact future security responses. (more…)

Rust in Action</i> introduces the Rust programming language by exploring numerous systems programming concepts and techniques. You'll be learning Rust by delving into how computers work under the hood. You'll find yourself playing with persistent st... (more…)