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Andrew Gallant @burntsushi.net · Nov 11
Any contribution would be most welcome, even if it is just a one-time "thanks" for past work. :-) github.com/sponsors/Bur...
Sponsor @BurntSushi on GitHub Sponsors
I'm a member of Rust's libs-api and regex teams. I also maintain ripgrep and a number of libraries in the Rust ecosystem such as csv, walkdir, bstr, memchr, fst, globset, ignore, snap, termcolor an...
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Andrew Gallant @burntsushi.net · 2d
FYI, ripgrep doesn't use anstream. Indeed, it doesn't even use `println!`. It bubbles I/O errors up to `main` and handles pipe errors specially: github.com/BurntSushi/r...
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Andrew Gallant @burntsushi.net · 2d
Thank you!!! <3
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Andrew Gallant @burntsushi.net · 2d
Second paragraph of the linked page:

In case you haven't heard of it before, ripgrep is a line-oriented search
tool that recursively searches the current directory for a regex pattern.
By default, ripgrep will respect gitignore rules and automatically skip
hidden files/directories and binary files.
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Andrew Gallant @burntsushi.net · 3d
ripgrep 15 is out! Mostly a host of bug fixes, particularly around gitignore. Some minor perf improvements. A couple small features. And (partial) Jujutsu support for gitignore.

github.com/BurntSushi/r...
Release 15.0.0 · BurntSushi/ripgrep
Sponsorship is appreciated! ripgrep 15 is a new major version release of ripgrep that mostly has bug fixes, some minor performance improvements and minor new features. In case you haven't heard of...
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Rust Language @rust-lang.org · 24d
The crates.​io team was notified of two malicious crates (with similar names as legitimate crates) which were actively searching file contents for Etherum private keys, Solana private keys, and arbitrary byte arrays for exfiltration.

See the blog post for details: blog.rust-lang.org/2025/09/24/c...
crates.io: Malicious crates faster_log and async_println | Rust Blog
Empowering everyone to build reliable and efficient software.
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Mara Bos @mara.bsky.social · 26d
Happy 10 year anniversary to this tweet! Has memory safety in C++ been solved yet?

x.com/CppCon/statu...
A tweet from @CppCon from 22 september 2015: "Herb Sutter says we are close to solving memory safety in C++ without runtime overhead. #CppCon"
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Andrew Gallant @burntsushi.net · Sep 13
Found what appears to be my oldest game save on a physical memory card. From about 18 years ago!

This is from The Simpsons: Hit and Run. On a GameCube memory card.

I do probably have some N64 memory cards lying around... Hmmm.
A picture showing some game saves (from up to 18 years ago) of Simpsons Hit and Run.
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Rust Language @rust-lang.org · Sep 12
We received reports of a phishing campaign targeting crates​.io users. Do not click on links asking to authenticate to protect your account. More information: blog.rust-lang.org/2025/09/12/c...
crates.io phishing campaign | Rust Blog
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Andrew Gallant @burntsushi.net · Sep 12
Yeah I am annoyed by that. I had to click to see the full address.
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Andrew Gallant @burntsushi.net · Sep 12
FYI, I got an obvious phishing attempt in my inbox from `[email protected]` that was masquerading as a security breach notification. It made it past gmail's spam filters.

The link goes to the `github.rustfoundation.dev` domain.
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Andrew Gallant @burntsushi.net · Sep 10
I would definitely question the 99% number there. And yeah, people will disagree about whether a loud failure is better or worse than a silent logic failure in any given scenario.
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Andrew Gallant @burntsushi.net · Sep 10
Yeah you certainly aren't the only one to hit it. It's a tough problem. Like, I could just make it so you can't do arithmetic on a `Timestamp` with a `Span`, but that also feels like a bit of a bummer.
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Andrew Gallant @burntsushi.net · Sep 10
What did it stop you from doing?
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Andrew Gallant @burntsushi.net · Sep 10
Right, in this case, Jiff is preventing you from doing calendar arithmetic on a type that cannot support. Because the only way to do calendar arithmetic correctly is with a time zone.
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Andrew Gallant @burntsushi.net · Sep 10
Jiff is *heavily* inspired by Temporal.
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Charlie Marsh @crmarsh.com · Aug 13
Today, we're announcing our first hosted infrastructure product: pyx, a Python-native package registry.

We think of pyx as an optimized backend for uv: it’s a package registry, but it also solves problems that go beyond the scope of a traditional "package registry".
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Andrew Gallant @burntsushi.net · Aug 7
You can do `echo '!/.github/' >> .rgignore` in your repo root and that will forcefully whitelist the directory.
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Andrew Gallant @burntsushi.net · Jul 7
Here are a few more.

He was a great cat. I'd always tell the vet (on his many, many, many visits over the years) that while he was a squirmer, he didn't have a mean claw in his paws.
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Andrew Gallant @burntsushi.net · Jul 7
Plato, Aug 2010 - July 7, 2025. You never did quite learn how to poop like a normal cat, but I loved you anyway. I'll miss you buddy.
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Andrew Gallant @burntsushi.net · Jul 4
Feel free to open a question if you want more help.
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Andrew Gallant @burntsushi.net · Jul 4
Yes. You can do that. You can literally match arbitrary bytes. There are examples right in the `bytes` module: docs.rs/regex/latest...
regex::bytes - Rust
Search for regex matches in `&[u8]` haystacks.
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Andrew Gallant @burntsushi.net · Jul 4
The regex crate can already match non-UTF-8 patterns.

bsky isn't really the best place to ask technical questions like this. Can you open a question on the regex repo instead? github.com/rust-lang/re...

Please include more details. Like an example of what you want to work but doesn't today.
rust-lang regex · Discussions
Explore the GitHub Discussions forum for rust-lang regex. Discuss code, ask questions & collaborate with the developer community.
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Michael (compiler-errors) Goulet @errs.io · Jul 2
Howdy all. I'm unfortunately not going to be with my employer for much longer due to team relocation. If anyone has any info on roles that would allow me to continue my Rust compiler work (in New York City), they'd be greatly appreciated.
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Charlie Marsh @crmarsh.com · Jul 3
The uv build backend is now stable, and considered ready for production use.

An alternative to setuptools, hatchling, etc. for pure Python projects, with a focus on good defaults, user-friendly error messages, and performance.

When used with uv, it's 10-35x faster.
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Andrew Gallant @burntsushi.net · May 22
"Jiff's main datetime type, integrates the timezone without a generic. This lets us get rid of DatePatternContext entirely, replacing it with just a Zoned to represent the current time."

Vindication!!! Haha
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