Rust Newsletter: Issue 1 - Fresh News, Guides, and Stories!
A New Beginning with the Latest Rust Updates and Engaging Content
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👋 Ciao, Francesco here!
Welcome to the latest edition of the Rust newsletter! You might notice a new style — I’m taking a more direct approach this time, bringing you the freshest news from the Rust world right at the top. After that, you’ll find the most interesting content I’ve recently released. Enjoy this first official issue and stay updated with everything, Rust, as I start counting from here. Explore the latest updates, guides, and an epic story where Rust takes center stage!
What about “Issue 1“ ? Well, this is definitively not my first newsletter, but I decided to make it more structured and well-curated.
The Author - Francesco
🏁 Rust 1.81.0 Changelog is available
The Rust 1.81.0 changelog is now available before its release on September 5th! Key updates include a warning for users to switch from the wasm32-wasi target to wasm32-wasip1 before its removal in January 2025, and the renaming of std::panic::PanicInfo to std::panic::PanicHookInfo. The new release also introduces changes to sorting implementations, which may now panic if types do not implement a consistent total order. https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/releases.html
🦀 Rspack 1.0: Production-Ready JavaScript Bundler in Rust
Rspack 1.0 has been released! This Rust-based JavaScript bundler, designed to be fast and compatible with the webpack ecosystem, is now ready for production. With contributions from 170 developers and real-world adoption by companies like Microsoft and ByteDance, Rspack 1.0 focuses on performance, flexibility, and new features to support a wide range of web projects. For more information, check here: https://rspack.dev/blog/announcing-1-0
🐳 Dockerize A Rust Project with Docker in Under 100 Seconds
Learn how to use docker init to containerize a simple Actix project in Rust in less than 100 seconds! This quick guide walks you through the steps to set up Docker for your Rust project effortlessly. You can find the GitHub repository link in the video description to follow along or dive deeper into the code: https://youtu.be/r87galtSdKU
📖 Reading files in Rust
This video walks you through different ways to read files in Rust. It starts with a basic approach, then adds error handling with a match statement, and finally demonstrates reading files line by line. Follow along to learn practical techniques for handling files in Rust. https://youtu.be/cJLRKj_N1dw
🧙♂️ The Chronicles of Code: Episode 1 – The Rise of Rust
Dive into "Rust: The Chronicles of Code," an epic tale where Rust, the hero of memory safety, battles ancient bugs in the Linux realms. If you love the fantasy world, you'll enjoy this saga of alliances with tech giants, magical code spells, and the quest for secure, efficient development. https://youtu.be/GTwAnUL5fSc
🔗 Useful links
Rust Full Tutorial Playlist (30+ videos): A free playlist to learn Rust
Rust From Beginner to Professional (Preorder on Amazon) A Practical guide to go from beginner to expert and become a proficent, qualified Rust Developer
Rust Developers Squad (5400 members): A Squad on daily.dev for Rust Developers
RustCrab (395 stars): An Open source project to learn Rust
Rust Workbook (175 downloads): 25 step-by-step exercises to learn Rust
Rust Cheatsheet (200+ downloads): Your Quick Reference to Rust
The Author - Francesco
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