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gchpon Ask HN: Systems programming – where should I start?

Ok, what would you consider a nontrivial project?

gchpon Ask HN: Systems programming – where should I start?

This is great, thank you! LFS looks good.

gchpon Ask HN: What project would you work on if you had half a year of free time?

Probably something to do with system programming.

I've only ever really worked on web applications, but am feeling drawn to systems work, it's something I'd love to get deeper knowledge in.

Not quite sure how to go about it / what to learn - but I'm starting with Rust - http://rust-lang.org.

gchpon Zinc – Rust’s safety features applied to embedded development

Sweet, thanks for the reply!

You say pre-release, is there a set release schedule for Rust?

gchpon Zinc – Rust’s safety features applied to embedded development

Is anyone here actually using Rust in a "real-world" situation? My impression is that is gaining traction, yet is not yet stable enough for production use. Anyone have experience to say otherwise?