The Wild linker just got support for the RISC-V (riscv64gc) target! github.com/davidlattimo...

GitHub - davidlattimore/wild: A very fast linker for Linux

A very fast linker for Linux. Contribute to davidlattimore/wild development by creating an account on GitHub.

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The [GCC compiler backend](github.com/rust-lang/ru...) can now fully bootstrap(build) the Rust compiler! This is my Rust GSoC 2025 project, and you can learn more about my progress here: rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/chann... If you have any questions, feel free to ask me!

I am planning to release Jiff 1.0, a datetime library for Rust, this summer. After that, I do not plan to make breaking changes, possibly indefinitely. I would LOVE LOVE LOVE more experience reports before stabilizing Jiff. Tell your friends. github.com/BurntSushi/j...

BurntSushi jiff Experience Reports · Discussions

Explore the GitHub Discussions forum for BurntSushi jiff in the Experience Reports category.

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🦀 Hello World! The Rust project now has an official presence on Bluesky! ✨ We'll be posting the same on our Mastodon and Bluesky accounts, so you won't miss anything on either platform.

Following the uv project's switch to zlib-rs, we're going to do the same for Wild linker, where compilers use compression for debug info ELF sections: github.com/davidlattimo... Thanks @trifectatech.bsky.social.

zlib: switch to faster native Rust implementation by marxin · Pull Request #563 · davidlattimore/wild

Following the discussion in astral-sh/uv#11894, I also tried switching the default back-end for flate2 from miniz_oxide to zlib-rs, the results are pretty nice. Even though the speed-up for linking...

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jiff 0.2 is out! There are several breaking changes (although the overall API organization remains unchanged). This release also comes with new crates for integrating with ICU4X, SQLx and Diesel. github.com/BurntSushi/j...

Release 0.2.0 · BurntSushi/jiff

Sponsorship is appreciated! This is a new semver incompatible release of Jiff. It contains several breaking changes. I expect most users of Jiff to be able to upgrade without any changes. The funda...

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I did the podcast thing! It was great fun chatting with Matthias Endler on his “Rust in Production” podcast. We talked about our little Rust based ECU at Volvo Cars and how it came about. Check it out: corrode.dev/podcast/s03e...

Volvo with Julius Gustavsson - Rust in Production Podcast | corrode Rust Consulting

The car industry is not known for its rapid adoption of new technologies. Therefore, it’s even more exciting to see a company like Volvo Cars embracing Rust for core components of their software stack...

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