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Rust build times boosted by new metadata technique; Spain housing protests erupt

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A new technique for the Rust programming language, called "headstart," has been developed to speed up build and check times by up to double. This method involves emitting metadata earlier in the compilation process. Separately, thousands of people in Spain protested against the country's housing crisis. AI

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Rust build times boosted by new metadata technique; Spain housing protests erupt

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Emitting metadata early makes building/checking Rust up to twice as fast Article URL: https:// github.com/PowderworksCode/hea dstart Comments URL: https:// news

    Emitting metadata early makes building/checking Rust up to twice as fast Article URL: https:// github.com/PowderworksCode/hea dstart Comments URL: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4 9951218 Points: 4 # Comments: 0 https:// github.com/PowderworksCode/hea dstart # Tech # Techn…

    LINKS github.com/…/headstart
  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    'This can't go on': thousands protest against housing crisis in Spain Article URL: https://www. theguardian.com/world/2026/oct /03/spain-housing-protest Comment

    'This can't go on': thousands protest against housing crisis in Spain Article URL: https://www. theguardian.com/world/2026/oct /03/spain-housing-protest Comments URL: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4 9951966 Points: 13 # Comments: 4 https://www. theguardian.com/world/2026/…

    LINKS theguardian.com/…/spain-housing-protest

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