A C++ developer with 5 years of experience shares real insights from switching to Rust. From memory safety to concurrency, these 10 features completely changed my perspective on systems programming

Why Rust Makes C++ Programmers Lose Sleep at Night: Lessons from My Migration Journey

A C++ developer with 5 years of experience shares real insights from switching to Rust. From memory safety to concurrency, these 10 features completely changed my perspective on systems programming

January 18, 2025 · DreamBeast Programming

OpenSpec Installation and Project Initialization Guide

How to install and run OpenSpec for this repository and your team: npx (no install), global install, binary/internal distribution, and quick validation steps.

October 24, 2025 · Rexai Programming
OpenSpec initialization and workflow

Master OpenSpec in the AI Era: A Practical Guide to SDD (Spec‑Driven Development)

A hands-on, SEO-friendly primer on Spec‑Driven Development with OpenSpec: change proposals, specs, tasks, validation, and release — plus a 10‑minute quickstart and best practices.

October 24, 2025 · Rexai Programming
Trimming a Docker image from 2GB to 50MB

I Slimmed a Docker Image from 2GB to 50MB: A Hands-on Postmortem

The real steps and trade-offs I took to cut a Docker image from 2GB down to 50MB — pitfalls, decisions, and practical takeaways without the fluff.

September 14, 2025 · Rexai Programming

Rust + Axum Async Microservice Guide: Job Queue, Retries, and Graceful Shutdown

Build a production-ready async microservice with Rust and Axum: job queue, background workers, exponential backoff retries, and graceful shutdown. Includes full project structure and Docker example.

August 17, 2025 · Rexai Programming

Rust unsafe isn’t a toy — it’s a blood oath: 6 YOLO mistakes that will blow up your code

Don’t treat unsafe like a get-out-of-jail-free card. With practical examples, this article dissects 6 common unsafe pitfalls: silencing the compiler with duct tape, dereferencing random raw pointers, violating borrow rules inside unsafe, reinventing wheels, abusing unsafe impl, and skipping Safety comments — helping you build the right risk mindset and usage patterns.

August 13, 2025 · Rexai Programming
Rust async is compiled into a state machine and driven by Future, poll, and Waker

Rust Async State Machine, Unmasked: How Future, poll, and Waker Really Work

A practical deep dive into Rust async: why calling an async function doesn’t run it, how the compiler turns async into a state machine, and how executors drive tasks forward with poll and Waker. Understand the real mechanics behind async/await.

August 10, 2025 · Rexai Programming
Rust file distribution and hot reload technology

Rust File Distribution & Hot Reload: Managing Your Code Like a Delivery Network Pro

Learn Rust file distribution, config synchronization, and hot code reloading through vivid delivery service analogies - manage code deployment like running a delivery empire

September 26, 2024 · Dream Beast Programming

Rust Async Unveiled: The Secret to Making Code 'Slack Off' While Doubling Efficiency!

Deep dive into Rust async programming core concepts, from async/await to Future, from tokio runtime to concurrent processing. Master zero-cost async programming essence and double your Rust code efficiency!

January 15, 2024 · Rexai Programming
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