32: Why Rust?

High-points on Rust: how it’s different, how it might help you even if you never actually use it on a project, why people care. … And some things Jim and Wolf have (separately) been working on.

Links:

1. SQL 'SELECT * (EXCEPT ...)' new functionality
   https://peter.eisentraut.org/blog/2026/06/30/waiting-for-sql-202y-stockholm-meeting-report
2. Marlon recommended a book: “the book” (https://doc.rust-lang.org/book/)
3. Rustlings website: https://rustlings.rust-lang.org/
4. links from Robbie about the LLM episode:
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05e4AgvXT18 (Never use ChatGPT again)
   pewdiepie-archdaemon/odysseus: Self-hosted AI workspace.
5. Mentioned by Wolf: https://github.com/wolf/engineering-philosophy
6. Direnv:
   Home: https://direnv.net
   Repo: https://github.com/direnv/direnv
   My PR: https://github.com/direnv/direnv/pull/1594
7. Atuin:
   Home: https://atuin.sh
   Repo: https://github.com/atuinsh/atuin
8. My PR: https://github.com/atuinsh/atuin/pull/2851
9. Helix:
   Home: https://helix-editor.com
   Repo: https://github.com/helix-editor/helix

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