Typst, a very nice Latex alternative, written in rust has published job listings.

We're very happy to announce the first release of Ariel OS, an embedded Rust library OS. Ariel OS runs on small MCUs like nRF5x, RP2xxx, STM32 and ESP32. It is based on Embassy, and turns that into a full-blown RTOS, with preemptive multi-core scheduling and many OS-like conveniences.

We believe it offers a new combination of features that might be interesting:

• It supports writing applications as both async and threaded code, mix-and-match.
• It helps a lot in reducing boilerplate. Networking, threads & multi-core suppport, random numbers, flash storage are all readily available, with a sane and usually customizable default configuration.
• It helps writing portable applications. Ariel applications start out being fully ported to all supported boards, then get specialized. This might be interesting to library authors as well, for simplified testing on multiple platforms.
• It helps handling the little differences between MCUs. E.g, rustc target configuration, using defmt or not, probe-rs or esp-flash, are just build system flags. Ariel OS' meta build system handles the necessary Cargo and tooling configuration.
• It integrates embedded-test for turn-key testing on real hardware.
• It's all Embassy & smoltcp & embedded-hal(-async) & embedded-nal(-async) & ... under the hood, and it is easy to not use the abstractions if needed.

What we're working on right now or very soon:

• building on stable Rust
• BLE support
• a nice DSL for defining boards, aiming at no-code porting of applications
• low power handling
• a native "port" where Ariel can run as Linux/OSX application

We're at the beginning, but think that Ariel OS might already be useful to many of you, especially for reducing boiler plate and getting started more quickly.

Let us know what you think!

Join us on Matrix in #ariel-os:matrix.org.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/31995242

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Unveiling Trae: ByteDance's AI IDE and Its Extensive Data Collection System

Trae - the coding assistant of China's ByteDance - has rapidly emerged as a formidable competitor to established AI coding assistants like Cursor and GitHub Copilot. Its main selling point? It's completely free - offering Claude 3.7 Sonnet and GPT-4o without any subscription fees. Unit 221B's technical analysis, using network traffic interception, binary analysis, and runtime monitoring, has identified a sophisticated telemetry framework that continuously transmits data to multiple ByteDance servers. From a cybersecurity perspective, this represents a complex data collection operation with significant security and privacy implications.

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Key Findings:

• Persistent connections to minimum 5 unique ByteDance domains, creating multiple data transmission vectors
• Continuous telemetry transmission even during idle periods, indicating an always-on monitoring system
• Regular update checks and configuration pulls from ByteDance servers, allowing for dynamic control
• Permanent device identification via machineId parameter, which appears to be derived from hardware identifiers, enabling long-term tracking capabilities
• Local WebSocket channels observed collecting full file content, with portions potentially transmitted to remote servers
• Complex local microservice architecture with redundant pathways for code data, suggesting a deliberate system design
• JWT tokens and authentication data observed in multiple communication channels, presenting potential credential exposure concerns
• Use of binary MessagePack format observed in data transfers, adding complexity to security analysis
• Extensive behavioral tracking mechanisms capable of building detailed user activity profiles
• Sophisticated data segregation across multiple endpoints, consistent with enterprise-grade telemetry systems

[...]

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/41645981

Is there a way to copy the line of code you're currently at by using the arrow keys? I love that feature in VS Code select line, hold down alt and move arrow up (or down)

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/35294960

And it's all down to an improved NTsync driver.

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Solarus 2.0 - open source 2D game engine - has arrived!

This is a cool game engine I keep meaning to play around with more, and it's great to see its continued development.

https://www.solarus-games.org/news/2025-04-01-solarus-2-0-0-release/

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