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There’s also pzip[1], which lets you create zip files and extract them in parallel.

[1] https://github.com/ybirader/pzip

Disclaimer: I’m the author

Astro is amazing. I built my blog with it, hosted on CF pages [1].

DX is great.

In most cases, ships absolutely zero JS to the client, meaning super fast load times.

[1] https://www.yusufbirader.com/

Thanks for the feedback!

There's also pzip/punzip (https://github.com/ybirader) for those wanting more performant (concurrent) zip/unzip.

Disclaimer: I'm the author.

Yep I get that- it's just that using unsafe reduces the benefits you get from Rust's model.

And so I was wondering whether using it is still worth it.

Obviously, it probably still has many benefits over C but something like Zig might be simpler and better suited.

Has anybody else used Rust for embedded?

Would be interested to hear your experience.

So far, I’ve seen mixed reviews. Some say that you can end up using unsafe a lot and so it’s better to stick with C or even use Zig.

Wondered if there was any merit to this.

At the moment it doesn't- if it's something you're looking for, please open an issue.

I didn't want to go down the route of implementing a bunch of features without there being a actual need for them, especially for an initial version.

Yep the standard I refer to is Info-ZIP (zip(1)).

I will add the resulting compression sizes- there is not much between them (pzip was around 2% larger for the 10GB directory). Although, I do have some optimizations in mind which will bring this down further.

https://hardwary.com/ for hardware news

Thanks. I’ve reduced it.

Appreciate the feedback!

I’ve reduced the font size for small screens so the post density should be higher.

Agree that learning to solder is on the basic side but I thought it would be nice to have some posts for complete beginners.

If you have any feature requests, let me know:

https://hardwary.canny.io/hardwary-feature-requests

Thanks for the feedback! I’ve reduced the font size so it should be easier on the eye. Improving the UI is on the top of my list.

Same and thanks for the encouragement! Anything in particular you’re interested in?

I don’t think that analogy is accurate. Python and Ruby capture the essence of programming- they still require one to think logically and structure problems in precise computational language.

Yes, they do operate further from the underlying hardware- but as a beginner, this isn’t really important. Once you’ve grasped the basics, languages like C become a lot more accessible and you can better appreciate what the higher level languages do for you.

I guess it’s personal preference at the end of the day.

Python and Ruby are great languages to start with but definitely not the end goal (for anyone who really wants to gain a deep understanding). They make the transition to understanding lower level languages e.g. C a lot smoother.

Yep, very true. They'll probably be using English to prompt some model :)