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A space to recommend, review, and discuss software programs written in Rust. (Not intended for discussion of Rust itself.)
tiny: terminal IRC client written in Rust — I found tiny when looking for a decent IRC client based in the terminal. Weechat is the usual standard, but I don't like the feature bloat and I don't like complex Python software (too many footguns). Tiny supports retrieving passwords from other applications (like password managers), some advanced IRC features, and presents a simple clean interface. The project is under steady but slow development. For IRC I currently prefer senpai due to its added...
💬 1 comment · 1 like · Jan 22 · 2 weeks ago
songrec — open source shazam client. very useful. no need to keep in foreground. doesn't send recordings but only fingerprints. possible to stop recognition and start manually. possible to recognize what is played via the device soundcard.
💬 2 comments · 1 like · Jan 20 · 2 weeks ago
Software written in Rust: ripgrep — I made a space to discuss Rust software projects. Why Rust specifically? Well, first of all because it's a meme, and second of all because well-written Rust provides some security and performance benefits that lead me to prefer many Rust tools over others. A third reason that may resonate with some Gemini users is that many Rust tools seem to be designed with simplicity in mind. Perhaps this is due to how new many of these tools are, so they haven't had time...
💬 5 comments · Jan 18 · 3 weeks ago