202301300000, January 30, 2023

  • An implementation checklist of all the things an #ActivityPub SDK needs. There are 85 of them, which argues for some solid libraries that multiple systems can use.
  • Fish Shell is thinking of #Rewrite it in Rust in this PR:
      • Nobody really likes C++ or CMake, and there’s no clear path for getting off old toolchains. Every year the pain will get worse.
      • C++ is becoming a legacy language and finding contributors in the future will become difficult, while Rust has an active and growing community.
      • Rust is what we need to turn on concurrent function execution.
      • Being written in Rust will help fish continue to be perceived as modern and relevant.
  • Was reminded of Braid Protocol today
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