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Re:Rav1e: An experimental AV1 video encoder, designed to be ... by AndrewDucker on Monday July 16, 2018 @04:16AM (#17539584)
"Written in Rust"
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Re:Rav1e: An experimental AV1 video encoder, designed to be ... by blitmap on Monday July 16, 2018 @06:03AM (#17540004)
I'm trying to get my insurance discounted on my car. I should slap a "written in Rust" sticker on it. Safe driver discount?
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Re:Rav1e: An experimental AV1 video encoder, designed to be ... by pleasecalllater on Monday July 16, 2018 @06:55AM (#17540251)
It makes sense. If your car is covered with rust, you should be almost sure that no one will even try to steal it. :)
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Re:Rav1e: An experimental AV1 video encoder, designed to be ... by Crespyl on Monday July 16, 2018 @03:03PM (#17543998)
Given that automotive control software is apparently a huge mess right now, and a rapidly growing attack surface, a more disciplined rewrite in Rust might actually be enough for an insurance company to consider...
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Re:Rav1e: An experimental AV1 video encoder, designed to be ... by CUViper on Monday July 16, 2018 @04:07PM (#17544630)
PDXRust just had a related talk, "Writing Software That's Safe Enough To Drive A Car": https://www.meetup.com/PDXRust/events/252160920/
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