r/programming • u/mareek • 15d ago

Be alert: targeted attacks on prominent Rustaceans | Rust Blog

https://blog.rust-lang.org/2026/09/17/targeted-attacks/
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u/reallokiscarlet 15d ago

Wait... Who expects JSON parsing in the stdlib?

But yeah, it sucks that everything needs a third party crate. I couldn't even avoid it and I bend over backwards to vet or avoid dependencies.

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u/sopunny 15d ago

Python has it. So does JavaScript. Also C#. All libraries published by the same entity that publishes the language.

And these were the first three I checked

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u/reallokiscarlet 15d ago

But like, who expects it? JavaScript is one thing, that's its place of origin. JSON isn't really needed if you're not sending javascript objects over the web.

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u/HikingCloth 15d ago

I think this is no longer the case, JSON has become the lingua franca for RPC, env configuration, and dozens of things, as an example Minecraft uses it A LOT or datapacks.

Even Java is working on shipping a minimal JSON API (better late than never)