What's New in Rust 1.46 and 1.47

Jon and Ben take a look at the features of Rust 1.46 and 1.47.

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Timestamps & referenced resources

[@01:55] - Rust 1.46

• [@01:55] - const fn improvements
• [@08:38] - The track_caller attribute
• [@11:51] - Minor changes
  • 1.46 pre-release testing

[@21:46] - Rust 1.47

• [@21:46] - Traits on larger arrays
  • Tracking Issue for min_const_generics
• [@29:14] - Shorter backtraces
• [@30:26] - LLVM 11
• [@32:07] - Control Flow Guard on Windows
• [@34:28] - Library changes
  • The Tau Manifesto
• [@40:04] - Minor changes
  • SemVer Compatibility Guide
  • Announcing the Error Handling Project Group
  • Announcing the Portable SIMD Project Group

Credits

Intro Theme: Aerocity

Audio Editing: Cole

Hosting Infrastructure: Jon Gjengset

Show Notes: Ben Striegel

Hosts: Jon Gjengset and Ben Striegel