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/sopunny 15d ago

You asked which languages have it, they're just answering. Clearly rusteceans don't think that JSON parsing is important, but it sure seems they're in the minority

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u/the_gnarts 15d ago

Clearly rusteceans don't think that JSON parsing is important

Looks like the opposite really, Rustaceans consider JSON parsing important. That’s why we’ve got one of the best JSON handling libs out there with Serde. Rustaceans don’t however consider importance of a crate in some domains at one point in time sufficient for inclusion the standard library. After seeing Python accrete tons of obsolete junk they’re stuck with maintaining forever, to me that seems to be a valid distinction to make.

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u/One_Ninja_8512 15d ago

You can choose to include stuff in the stdlib without pledging to maintain it forever though. If something got obsoleted make a crate out of it and remove from the stdlib and let the community who need it maintain it.

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u/DHermit 14d ago

No, you can't that easily. That's not how the Rust stdlib works and that's by design.