Rust Daily Digest — 2026-04-19
Rust 1.95.0 Released: New Features and Stable APIs — RustCC (CN)
Rust 1.95.0 introduces several new features and stabilizes a number of APIs, enhancing developer productivity. Key highlights include the stabilization of the `cfg_select!` macro, which simplifies conditional compilation. This release continues Rust's tradition of providing a safe and efficient system programming language, making it easier for developers to write robust code. Users can update their toolchain via rustup to take advantage of these improvements.
Tokio v1.52.1 Fixes Regression in spawn_blocking — Tokio
Tokio v1.52.1 addresses a critical regression in the `spawn_blocking` function introduced in the previous release. This fix ensures that asynchronous tasks relying on blocking operations function correctly without unexpected behavior. Developers using Tokio for async I/O should upgrade to this version to maintain stability and performance in their applications. The update is available via Cargo, ensuring a seamless transition for projects dependent on Tokio.
- How (and why) we rewrote our production C++ frontend infrastructure in Rust [Lobsters Rust]
- Building ezli.me, a link shortener in Rust [Lobsters Rust]
- An early look at tailscale-rs, a tsnet library in Rust [Lobsters Rust]
- Lenses in Rust and My Solution [Lobsters Rust]