Title: This Week in Rust 111 Number: 111 Date: 2015-12-28 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: safety, concurrency, and speed. This is a weekly summary of its progress and community. Want something mentioned? Tweet us at [@ThisWeekInRust](https://twitter.com/ThisWeekInRust) or [send us an email](mailto:corey@octayn.net?subject=This%20Week%20in%20Rust%20Suggestion)! Want to get involved? [We love contributions](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md). *This Week in Rust* is openly developed [on GitHub](https://github.com/cmr/this-week-in-rust). If you find any errors in this week's issue, [please submit a PR](https://github.com/cmr/this-week-in-rust/pulls). This week's edition was edited by: [nasa42](https://github.com/nasa42), [brson](https://github.com/brson), and [llogiq](https://github.com/llogiq). # Updates from Rust Community ## News & Blog Posts * [Neon: Node + Rust = 💖](http://calculist.org/blog/2015/12/23/neon-node-rust/). Neon is a set of APIs and tools for making it super easy to write native Node modules in Rust. * [podcast] [New Rustacean podcast episode 08](http://www.newrustacean.com/show_notes/e008/). Generics, traits, and shared behavior in Rust. ## Notable New Crates & Project Updates * [clang-rs](https://github.com/KyleMayes/clang-rs). An idiomatic Rust wrapper for libclang. # Updates from Rust Core 56 pull requests were [merged in the last week][merged]. [merged]: https://github.com/issues?q=is%3Apr+org%3Arust-lang+is%3Amerged+merged%3A2015-12-21..2015-12-28 ## Notable changes * [configure: Enable `-C rpath` by default](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/30353). * [std: Remove rust_builtin C support library](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/30175). * [Add note when item accessed from module via `m.i` rather than `m::i`](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/30413). * [std: Update jemalloc version](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/30434). * [Implement RFC 1328 Custom Panic Handlers](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/30485). ## New Contributors * Jeff Walden * Kai Noda * lnmx ## Approved RFCs Changes to Rust follow the Rust [RFC (request for comments) process](https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs#rust-rfcs). These are the RFCs that were approved for implementation this week: *No RFCs were approved this week!* ## Final Comment Period Every week [the team](https://rust-lang.org/team.html) announces the 'final comment period' for RFCs and key PRs which are reaching a decision. Express your opinions now. [This week's FCPs][fcp] are: [fcp]: https://github.com/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Apr+org%3Arust-lang+label%3Afinal-comment-period+is%3Aopen * [Improve Cargo target-specific dependencies](https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs/pull/1361). * [Add a `IndexAssign` trait that allows overloading "indexed assignment" expressions like `a[b] = c`](https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs/pull/1129). * [Allow eliding more type parameters](https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs/pull/1196). * [Add an `alias` attribute to `#[link]` and `-l`](https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs/pull/1296). ## New RFCs * [Feature gate extern fn methods](https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs/pull/1429). * [Placement in/box refinement](https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs/pull/1426). * [Statically dispatched methods for trait objects with associated data](https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs/pull/1431). # Upcoming Events * [1/11. Seattle Rust Meetup](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mozilla-rust-seattle-meetup-tickets-12222326307). If you are running a Rust event please add it to the [calendar] to get it mentioned here. Email [Erick Tryzelaar][erickt] or [Brian Anderson][brson] for access. [calendar]: https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=apd9vmbc22egenmtu5l6c5jbfc%40group.calendar.google.com [erickt]: mailto:erick.tryzelaar@gmail.com [brson]: mailto:banderson@mozilla.com # fn work(on: RustProject) -> Money * [Technical Lead/Manager](https://ebip.co.uk/careers) at EBI Portfolios. * [Research Engineer - Servo](https://careers.mozilla.org/en-US/position/ozy21fwU) at Mozilla. * [Senior Research Engineer - Rust](https://careers.mozilla.org/en-US/position/o0H41fww) at Mozilla. * [Multiple positions](http://rust.jobboard.io/employers/6824-ironnet-cybersecurity) at IronNet Cybersecurity. *Tweet us at [@ThisWeekInRust](https://twitter.com/ThisWeekInRust) to get your job offers listed here!* # Crate of the Week This week's Crate of the Week is [handlebars-rust](https://github.com/sunng87/handlebars-rust), an implementation of the Handlebars templating language for Rust. It also allows custom helpers and template inheritance for real-world usage. Thanks to [@sunng](https://users.rust-lang.org/users/sunng) for the suggestion. [Submit your suggestions for next week][submit_crate]! [submit_crate]: https://users.rust-lang.org/t/crate-of-the-week/2704 # Quote of the Week > You have to think about it. You don't have to worry about it. — SamReidHughes on [manual memory management in Rust](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10711997). Thanks to [Barosl](https://users.rust-lang.org/users/barosl) for the tip. [Submit your quotes for next week][submit]! [submit]: http://users.rust-lang.org/t/twir-quote-of-the-week/328