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jtrueb | 8 months ago

A true champion

> when I started contributing to Rust back in 2021, my primary interest was compiler performance. So I started doing some optimization work. Then I noticed that the compiler benchmark suite could use some maintenance, so I started working on that. Then I noticed that we don’t compile the compiler itself with as many optimizations as we could, so I started working on adding support for LTO/PGO/BOLT, which further led to improving our CI infrastructure. Then I noticed that we wait quite a long time for our CI workflows, and started optimizing them. Then I started running the Rust Annual Survey, then our GSoC program, then improving our bots, then…

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c-cube|8 months ago

I'm worried this person is going to experience a Yak overflow, honestly.

mrec|8 months ago

Coincidentally, I discovered this glorious page literally five minutes ago:

https://github.com/SerenityOS/yaksplained?tab=readme-ov-file...

culebron21|8 months ago

What a wonderful term. I love it!

jamesmunns|8 months ago

Kobzol is an absolutely wonderful person to work with. I also work in the Rust project, and any time I've interacted with him, he's been great.

agumonkey|8 months ago

Talk about proper `continuous improvement`

unknown|8 months ago

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