notes about programming but also whatever else a quiet misdreavus pens down
Here’s another post where i’ll start with the short version: Next month, i will be starting a position at Apple, and cutting back how much i code outside of work hours. There’s a short answer for how these statements are related - the broad reach and corporate policies of Apple make it cumbersome to publish or contribute to open-source software - but i also want to look at the situation in a…
(Meme reference: “Guys, it’s time for some game theory.” )
The short version of this post is “i’m changing my chosen name; please start calling me Victoria now.”
To keep my usual long-windedness from obscuring the point of this post, i’ll put the summary up front: I’m stepping down from my positions as lead of the Docs.rs Team, and member of the Rustdoc and Documentation Teams, and ceasing my contributions for the immediate future. The Docs.rs Team will be co-led by Pietro Albini ( @pietroalbini ) and Joshua Nelson ( @jyn514 ). The Rustdoc Team continues…
I’m nearing the end of my batch at the Recurse Center, and i want to remark on some thoughts that have persisted in my head during my time here. This is bound to be a bit rambly and fairly personal; it’s mainly meant as a kind of journalling exercise more than an information broadcast of any kind.
This is the companion guide to the “Is This Magic!? Ferris Explores rustc” talk presented at RustConf 2019 by QuietMisdreavus and J Haigh. We’ve published this on both of our sites! J’s version is over here .
A couple weeks ago, the 2019 Rust All-Hands occured in Berlin. This was an opportunity to get a whole bunch of Rust contributors in the same place for a week, and get decisions done a lot faster than in a GitHub issue thread or a chatroom. Hard problems were discussed, plans were made, and serindipitous chance encounters occured that helped propel the project forward in new and exciting…
With the end of a year comes a new call for reflection, and a new chance to orient ourselves for the coming year. As with previous years, the Rust Teams have called for a new set of roadmap posts to help guide the teams’ priorities in 2019. I’ve been doing a little prepwork myself, and have a few ideas for where to take my own work. Consider this less of a request for the organization as a whole,…
(full title: “on the origin of rustaceans by means of viral community, or the preservation of contributor growth in the struggle for maintenance” )
Rustdoc has a pretty powerful feature that feels pretty unknown. It doesn’t help that it’s currently restricted by a nightly feature gate, but it’s still cool enough that I want to talk about it.