Remember kids, don’t write a library in #Rust for fun, it might end up in production. /s

Jokes aside, I am very excited that after Cosmic and Niri, #xfce4 is likely going to be the third big project utilizing #smithay!

This is great for various reasons, but hopefully means more contributions and upstream health for the project. Very proud of what my fellow contributors and I have built here over so many years.

https://hachyderm.io/@kevinbowen/115968580966424977

Old 1890s pump house, filled with rusted pipes. Algae and ferns add a fantastic pop of green, breathing life back into this space. Somewhere in Luxembourg.

#Industry #Photography #Rust #Abandoned #Machines #Ferns #Plants

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Abandoned industrial room with rusted, moss-covered machinery and pipes under a partially collapsed roof. Light enters through broken openings above.

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Close up of ferns growing on a pump machine

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Wall with rusty pipes and valves, with pressure dials on pipes

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Abandoned industrial room with rusted, algae-covered machinery, broken equipment, debris, and ferns growing through the floor.

WhatsApp migrated 160,000 lines of C++ to Rust to eliminate memory-safety bugs. Here’s how compiler-level security changed its threat model.

More details here: https://ostechnix.com/why-whatsapp-migrated-to-rust-from-c/

#Whatsapp #Rust #C++ #Meta #MemorySafety #Security

[New Post]: I have been wanting to publish for a long time. Now I got approval to release it, here my try as a first introduction to the Rust 🦀 language.

Please share, and comment if you want. Thanks.

https://blog.keltia.net/introduction-to-rust/

#Rust #presentation #blog

@kernellogger Besonders interessant ist, dass die neue Andwendung nicht angeblich auf #Rust geschrieben ist!

If you would like to help financially support the development of a new Wayland compositor for Xfce, you can do so by contributing funds via our #OpenCollective accounts.

For US contributions:
https://opencollective.com/xfce

For EU contributions:
https://opencollective.com/xfce-eu

These contributions will help pay for the funding of longtime Xfce core developer Brian Tarricone to create xfwl4, a brand-new Wayland compositor for Xfce.

Thank you for your support!

#Xfce #Wayland #Rust #FOSS #Linux

Xfwl4 - The roadmap for a Xfce Wayland Compositor

"We, the Xfce team are excited to share some great news!

After careful consideration, we’ve decided on a meaningful way to use the generous donations from our community: funding longtime Xfce core developer Brian Tarricone to create xfwl4, a brand-new Wayland compositor for Xfce.

This initiative will utilize a significant portion of the project’s donated funds, but we believe it’s an important investment in Xfce’s future.

The goal is, that xfwl4 will offer the same functionality and behavior as xfwm4 does, or as much as possible considering the differences between X11 and Wayland. Using xfwl4 should feel just like using xfwm4 on X11. We even plan to reuse the existing xfwm4 configuration dialogs and xfconf settings to ensure a seamless transition.

Xfwl4 will not be based on the existing xfwm4 code. Instead, it will be written from scratch in rust, using smithay building blocks."

https://alexxcons.github.io/blogpost_15.html

#Xfce #Wayland #Linux #Rust

#Xfce Desktop Environment Is Getting a Rust-Based #Wayland Compositor https://9to5linux.com/xfce-desktop-environment-is-getting-a-rust-based-wayland-compositor

#Linux #OpenSource #Rust #RustLang

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Screenshot of the Xfce desktop environment.

RE: https://hachyderm.io/@itworldcup/115966258891557309

Wow, I can’t believe that #Python beat #Rust. 😳

AodeRelay boosted

IT World Cup » 🌐 2026-01-27
@itworldcup@hachyderm.io

#ITWorldCup 🎉 CONGRATULATIONS 🎉
to Python, the first programming language world champion 🏆

This was a very close match:
915 votes for Python (50.08%) 🥇
912 votes for Rust (49.92%) 🥈

Almost 1 hour of trying to build and release a #python project written in #rust. Still failing at various levels :(