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diff --git a/content/2014-12-08-this-week-in-rust.md b/content/2014-12-08-this-week-in-rust.md deleted file mode 100644 index 92046cb..0000000 --- a/content/2014-12-08-this-week-in-rust.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,219 +0,0 @@ -Title: This Week in Rust XX -Date: 2014-12-08 -Category: This Week in Rust - -Hello and welcome to another issue of *This Week in Rust*! -[Rust](http://rust-lang.org) is a systems language pursuing the trifecta: -safe, concurrent, and fast. This is a weekly summary of its progress and -community. Want something mentioned? [Send me an -email!](mailto:corey@octayn.net?subject=This%20Week%20in%20Rust%20Suggestion) -Want to get involved? [We love -contributions](https://github.com/mozilla/rust/wiki/Note-guide-for-new-contributors). - -# What's cooking on master? - -55 pull requests were [merged in the last week][1]. - -[1]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Amerged+updated%3A2014-12-01..2014-12-07 - -Now you can follow breaking changes *[as they happen][BitRust]*! - -[BitRust]: http://bitrust.octarineparrot.com/ - -## Breaking Changes - -* The [definitions of operators have changed][ops] to be more - flexible. [RFC][ops-rfc]. -* `std::sync` has been [redesigned and rewritten][sync] for the nth - time as a result of the ongoing runtime decimation. -* `HashMap` [no longer shrinks automatically][shrink], and some - methods for managing the capacity have changed. - -[shrink]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/18770 -[ops]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/19167 -[ops-rfc]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs/blob/master/text/0439-cmp-ops-reform.md -[sync]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/19274 - -## Other Changes - -* `if let`, `while let`, and tuple indexing are [no longer - feature-gated][ungate]. [RFC][ungate-rfc]. -* There's [a new syntax for escaping unicode characters][es6]. The old - will be deprecated briefly. [RFC][es6-rfc]. -* [`&[u8]` implements `Reader` and `&mut [u8]` implements - `Writer`][sliceio]. -* [Typechecking has been moved into its own crate][typeck]. -* Many `match` expressions in the compiler were [replaced by `if - let`][iflet], which appears to be a nice improvement in readability. -* The 'expected <foo>, found <bar>' parse errors are [much more - accurate about what they actually expect][parse]. - -[sliceio]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/18980 -[typeck]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/19362 -[iflet]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/19405/files -[ungate]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/19472 -[ungate-rfc]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs/blob/master/text/0450-un-feature-gate-some-more-gates.md -[es6]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs/pull/446 -[es6-rfc]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs/pull/446 -[parse]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/19494 - -## New Contributors - - - -# Approved RFC's - - - -# New RFC's - - - -# Community - -Get your (unofficial) [rustacean t-shirts][tshirts]! - -[tshirts]: https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/2o01sd/rustacean_tshirts/ - -## From the Team - -There was no weekly meeting as the team was at a workweek in -Portland. There weren't a lot of coherent minutes taken this time, but -any discussions of substance will result in RFCs. Topics were largely -around stabilization in preparation for 1.0, and this workweek -featured a greater ratio of hacking to talking than previous ones. - -## Blog Posts - -Zbigniew Siciarz has been writing an informative (and ambitious) series called -"24 Days of Rust". Way to go, Zbigniew! - -* [24 Days of Rust - Cargo and crates.io][24days1]. [Reddit][24days1-reddit]. -* [24 Days of Rust - slow_primes][24days2]. [Reddit][24days2-reddit]. -* [24 Days of Rust - CSV][24days3]. [Reddit][24days3-reddit]. -* [24 Days of Rust - docopt][24days4]. [Reddit][24days4-reddit]. -* [24 Days of Rust - hyper][24days5]. [Reddit][24days5-reddit]. -* [24 Days of Rust - working with JSON][24days6]. [Reddit][24days6-reddit]. -* [24 Days of Rust - itertools][24days7]. [Reddit][24days7-reddit]. - -* [24days1]: https://siciarz.net/24-days-rust-cargo-and-cratesio/ -* [24days1-reddit]: https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/2nybtm/24_days_of_rust_cargo_and_cratesio/ -* [24days2]: https://siciarz.net/24-days-rust-slow_primes/ -* [24days2-reddit]: https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/2o296i/24_days_of_rust_slow_primes/ -* [24days3]: https://siciarz.net/24-days-of-rust-csv/ -* [24days3-reddit]: https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/2o69pc/24_days_of_rust_csv/ -* [24days4]: https://siciarz.net/24-days-of-rust-docopt/ -* [24days4-reddit]: https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/2oa78k/24_days_of_rust_docopt/ -* [24days5]: https://siciarz.net/24-days-of-rust-hyper/ -* [24days5-reddit]: https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/2oe0yg/24_days_of_rust_hyper/ -* [24days6]: https://siciarz.net/24-days-of-rust-working-json/ -* [24days6-reddit]: https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/2oh6ue/24_days_of_rust_working_with_json/ -* [24days7]: https://siciarz.net/24-days-of-rust-itertools/ -* [24days7-reddit]: https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/2okqey/24_days_of_rust_itertools/ - -But that's not all that's going on! - -* [The story of my childhood, or: Rust on the - PSP][psp]. [Reddit][psp-reddit]. -* [Progress on Rustdoc source link problems][rustdoc]. lifthrasiir - spreads the love of rustc metadata. [Reddit][rustdoc-reddit]. - -[psp]: http://fnordig.de/2014/12/03/a-story-of-hacking-or-rust-on-the-psp/ -[psp-reddit]: https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/2o903j/the_story_of_my_childhood_or_rust_on_the_psp/ -[rustdoc]: https://lifthrasiir.github.io/rustlog/worklog-2014-12-06.html -[rustdoc-reddit]. https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/2ojnnh/worklog_20141206_progress_on_rustdoc_source_link/ - -## Discussions - -* [Reading Rust aloud][aloud]. -* [Clarification on standard library stability and the push to - 1.0][clar]. -* [Brainf*uck in Rust's type system (aka type system is Turing - complete)][brainfuck]. Rust is serious business now. -* [How does `Cow` work][cow]. -* [Package naming and grouped packages][pkg]. -* [D's proposal for escape-proof references, with some similarities to - Rust's borrowed references][d]. In which Walter Bright graces our - subreddit and we totally fail to capitalize. -* [Aren't exceptions mostly implemented for dtors][ex]? -* [C++'s rvalue `&&` references correspond to `&mut`][cxx]. "But then - life is pain, and C++ doubly so." -* [Why Rust started rather than Ada][ada]? No authoritative answers - here but some interesting discussion. -* [PSA: Copy is becoming opt-in][copy]. [Reddit][copy-reddit]. -* [Could the GC case be made noise-free by default][gc]? -* [Rustdoc: reStructuredText vs. Markdown][rest]. Another round of the - age-old debate. -* [Repr formatter with ShowRepr trait][repr]. - -[aloud]: https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/2o5tin/reading_rust_aloud/ -[clar]: https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/2o5d9d/clarification_on_standard_library_stability_and/ -[brainfuck]: https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/2o6yp8/brainfck_in_rusts_type_system_aka_type_system_is/ -[cow]: https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/2oebm5/how_does_cow_work/ -[pkg]: https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/2ocz69/package_naming_and_grouped_packages_cratesio_and/ -[d]: https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/2od8a8/ds_proposal_for_escapeproof_references_with_some/ -[ex]: https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/2of8ox/apologies_in_advance_arent_exceptions_mostly/ -[cxx]: https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/2oes6s/cs_rvalue_references_correspond_to_rusts_mut/ -[ada]: https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/2og8xf/why_rust_started_rather_than_ada/ -[copy]: http://discuss.rust-lang.org/t/psa-copy-is-becoming-opt-in/982 -[copy-reddit]: https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/2ogqaj/psa_copy_is_becoming_optin/ -[gc]: http://discuss.rust-lang.org/t/could-the-gc-case-be-made-noise-free-by-default/924 -[rest]: http://discuss.rust-lang.org/t/rustdoc-restructuredtext-vs-markdown/356 -[repr]: http://discuss.rust-lang.org/t/repr-formatter-with-showrepr-trait/926/5 - -## New Projects - -* [BitRust]. A live breaking changes log! -* [speedtest-rust]. Command-line tool for testing Internet - speed. [Reddit][speedtest-rust-reddit]. -* [rust-once-mutex]. A mutex providing one-time lock and subsequent - fast access. [Reddit][rust-once-mutex-reddit]. -* [osmpbfreader-rs]. OpenStreetMap BPF file - reader. [Reddit][osmpbfreader-rs-reddit]. -* [rust-promise]. A basic promise type. [Reddit][rust-promise-reddit]. -* [rust-buildbot]. The scripts running Rust's buildbot instance. -* [matches]. The `matches!` macro is on crates.io. -* [time_calc]. Music and DSP time - conversion. [Reddit][time_calc-reddit]. -* [rust-jwt]. JSON Web Token. [Reddit][rust-jwt-reddit]. -* [rust-beanstalkd]. A beanstalkd - client. [Reddit][rust-beanstalkd-reddit]. -* [rusty-tags]. tags generator for cargo - projects. [Reddit][rusty-tags-reddit]. -* [acacia]. Generic spatial tree library. [Reddit][acacia-reddit]. - -[BitRust]: http://bitrust.octarineparrot.com/ -[speedtest-rust]: https://github.com/gkbrk/speedtest-rust -[speedtest-rust-reddit]: https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/2nz8eh/wip_commandline_tool_to_test_your_internet_speed/ -[rust-once-mutex]: https://github.com/reem/rust-once-mutex -[rust-once-mutex-reddit]: https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/2o0tm8/a_mutex_providing_a_onetime_lock_then_fast/ -[osmpbfreader-rs]: https://github.com/TeXitoi/osmpbfreader-rs -[osmpbfreader-rs-reddit]: https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/2o5506/osmpbfreaderrs_read_openstreetmap_pbf_files_with/ -[rust-promise]: https://github.com/viperscape/rust-promise -[rust-promise-reddit]: https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/2o6iz4/promise_sync_object/ -[rust-buildbot]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-buildbot -[matches]: https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/2obpqv/the_matches_macro_is_on_cratesio/ -[time_calc]: https://github.com/RustAudio/time_calc -[time_calc-reddit]: https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/2ogden/time_calc_a_crate_for_music_and_dsp_time/ -[rust-jwt]: https://github.com/GildedHonour/rust-jwt -[rust-jwt-reddit]: https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/2ohueq/json_web_token_jwt_in_rust/ -[rust-beanstalkd]: https://github.com/schickling/rust-beanstalkd -[rust-beanstalkd-reddit]: https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/2ol9cg/beanstalkd_client_my_first_very_basic_library_in/ -[rusty-tags]: https://github.com/dan-t/rusty-tags -[rusty-tags-reddit]: https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/2ol09b/ann_rustytags_create_tags_for_a_cargo_project_and/ -[acacia]: https://github.com/aepsil0n/acacia -[acacia-reddit]: https://www.reddit.com/r/rust_gamedev/comments/2oasrs/acacia_a_generic_spatial_tree_library/ - -## Project Updates - -* [New graphics library design - Piston][piston]. -* The Rust implementation of docopt now offers [tab completion][docopt]. - -[piston]: http://blog.piston.rs/2014/12/02/new-graphics-design/ -[docopt]: https://github.com/docopt/docopt.rs#tab-completion-support - -## Upcoming Meetups - -* [2014-12-08 Seattle Rust Meetup](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mozilla-rust-seattle-meetup-tickets-12222326307?aff=erelexporg) -* [2014-12-15 Rust Paris](http://www.meetup.com/Rust-Paris) -* [2014-12-18 Bay Area Rust - Crypto](http://www.meetup.com/Rust-Bay-Area/events/210632582/) |