Postgres Just Got Rewritten in Rust
A new project called pgrust has completely rewritten Postgres in Rust, and it passes every single regression test. But the real story isn't just speed—it's how AI made this 'impossible' feat a reality.
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A new project called pgrust has completely rewritten Postgres in Rust, and it passes every single regression test. But the real story isn't just speed—it's how AI made this 'impossible' feat a reality.
New frameworks like Tauri, Deno, and Electrobun promise to dethrone Electron, but our real-world tests reveal a shocking reality. We built the same demanding app on all four to expose the truth about performance, bundle size, and developer pain.
Git is choking on the massive files of modern game development, forcing studios onto expensive, clunky systems. Epic Games just open-sourced Lore, its purpose-built version control system designed to handle gigabytes with speed.
Bun used 64 AI agents to rewrite its entire codebase from Zig to Rust in just 11 days, fixing hundreds of bugs. But the creator of Zig calls it a 'total shit show,' claiming the real reasons have nothing to do with technology.
OpenAI just dropped $600,000 to back the Rust programming language, becoming a Platinum member of the Rust Foundation. This isn't just a donation; it's a strategic bet on Rust as the future of AI infrastructure.
Running multiple AI coding agents is chaos. Herdr is a new Rust-based tool that tames them directly in your existing terminal, adding AI-awareness to a tmux-style workflow.
A veteran developer quits his job, not out of fear, but to get ahead of the AI revolution. Discover why he's betting his entire career on Rust, a terminal-first workflow, and using AI on his own terms.
Your open-source dependencies are a massive security risk, letting threats like the 'Shai-Hulud' worm invade your projects. A free, one-command tool can block these attacks before they even start.
Tired of bloated Electron apps hogging system resources? A new Rust-based tool called Pake turns any website into a tiny, native desktop app with a single command.
AI agents are flooding your codebase with complex, untested functions, creating massive technical debt. A forgotten metric from 2007 is the key to defusing these hidden landmines.
A single developer built an open-source AI terminal that's just 7MB and starts in 300ms. Discover why Terax is the lightweight, Rust-powered challenger poised to dethrone giants like Warp.
Bun, the JavaScript runtime that put Zig on the map, is now experimenting with a full rewrite in Rust. Discover why its creator is ditching the language he championed and what it means for the future of systems programming.
Meta just rewrote the React Compiler in Rust, delivering a 10x performance boost that makes manual memoization obsolete. Discover why this changes everything for developers and if TypeScript is truly on the chopping block.
The standard 'ls' command hasn't evolved in decades, leaving modern developers with an outdated tool. A Rust-powered alternative named eza is revolutionizing the terminal with built-in Git integration, file icons, and superior performance.
Your command line is stuck in the past, slowing you down with clunky, outdated tools. Discover the five modern, AI-powered replacements that top developers are secretly using to code faster.
Meta just open-sourced Pyrefly, a Python type checker that analyzes 1.8 million lines of code per second. This isn't just another linter; it's a fundamental upgrade for your entire Python workflow.