LRtDW is a series of articles putting Rust features in context for low-level C programmers who maybe don’t have a formal CS background — the sort of people who work on firmware, game engines, OS kernels, and the like. Basically, people like me. (more…)

Dave tests almost 100 different languages to find the ultimate champion in generating the fastest code. Feeling a little bit autistic? Check out the free sa... (more…)

The Rust Programming Language is the official book on Rust; a community-developed, systems programming language that runs blazingly fast, prevents segfaults, and guarantees thread safety. Rust’s memory safety guarantees, enforced at compile time, safeguar... (more…)

The BBC micro:bit is a popular development kit often used to teach kids how fun programming can be. Lets see how we can hook it up to the cloud... (more…)

Async/await support in Rust may be stable, but sufficiently complicated programs will generate errors that put C++ to shame. (more…)