Explicit tail calls are now available on Rust Nightly (become keyword)

That said, while some details differ, the 17-character codes are largely compatible across standards although it seems that the check digit is unique to the US market.

ranger_danger•1h ago

My Japanese "VIN" is 10 digits, but they can be from 9-12 characters.

kesslern•1h ago

Japanese Domestic Market cars have a chassis number instead of a VIN. It serves the same purpose, but a different format.

mrheosuper•1h ago

There is AI smell in this article. I think it's "The system's elegant constraints" part, way too similar to AI's writing.

Nav_Panel•1h ago

Yeah. I noticed a lot of "It's not just X. It's Y." which is the biggest tell for me.

JumpCrisscross•1h ago

The term “not just” doesn’t appear in the text.

selcuka•54m ago

I think it was a simplified example. The exact text is:

> What emerged wasn't just a unique identifier. It was a compressed database record

morcus•1h ago

Is this itself an AI generated comment? The word "just" appears 1 time in the article.

galaxy_gas•1h ago

It's AI slop and undisclosed self promotion for an "AI startup"

throwaway202508•45m ago

This article isn't even correct. 5YJ3 is the code for model 3. Not F.

  Position 4 (3) - Vehicle Line:

  1 = Model S
  3 = Model Y
  7 = Model X
  F = Model 3

None of these are correct. S = Model S X = Model X 3 = Model 3 Y = Model Y

ashishb•15m ago

I wrote a small VIN checker service.

Feel free to try it here. https://vin.ashishb.net/