Can't fight the future, right? I'm interested in being dragged into the (a?) modern era. :)
-- Mike Rylander Research and Development Manager Equinox Open Library Initiative 1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457) work: [email protected] personal: [email protected] https://equinoxOLI.org On Wed, May 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM Bill Erickson via Evergreen-dev <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi All, > > I've been learning and working with Rust [1] a lot over the last few years. > What started as an educational journey has evolved into building working > code, as I've ported various OpenSRF and Evergreen components to Rust. We're > now using this code more and more at KCLS and it's been going well. > (Migration notes: > https://github.com/kcls/evergreen-pub/wiki/KCLS-Rust-Migration). > > I've found Rust to be fast, capable, and a joy to work with once you learn > the basics. And of course, there's the growing popularity [2]. > > I'm writing today to see if there's any interest in forming a Rust working > group within the Evergreen community to learn the language and potentially > assess the viability of adding Rust to Evergreen as a supported language. > > I propose starting with a limited duration series of meetings, maybe 6 > months. We can use that time to cover the basics and reassess from there. > > I would also be seeking assistance/guidance in setting up and running such a > group, at least initially, since it's not something I've done before. > > Let me know if anyone's interested. > > Thanks, > > -b > > [1] https://www.rust-lang.org/ > [2] > https://github.blog/developer-skills/programming-languages-and-frameworks/why-rust-is-the-most-admired-language-among-developers/ > > _______________________________________________ > Evergreen-dev mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] _______________________________________________ Evergreen-dev mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
