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Byte Type: Supporting Raw Data Copies in the LLVM IR

https://blog.llvm.org/posts/2025-08-29-gsoc-byte-type/
21•luu•8h ago

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bestouff•6h ago
I wonder how this will work for Rust where bytes are u8 - will they special-case them ? That would look weird.

Also there are some botched examples, e.g. :

> define void @src(ptr %a, ptr %b) > { > %mem = alloca i8 > call void @llvm.memcpy(ptr %mem, ptr %a, i32 1) > call void @llvm.memcpy(ptr %a, ptr %mem, i32 1) > ret void > }

The last %a should be a %b. But you can get the idea anyway.

kobebrookskC3•5h ago
wouldn't byte in rust be more like MaybeUninit<u8>, to account for uninit and pointer fragments?
bestouff•5h ago
That means MaybeUninit would not be library-only anymore, but would need some compiler help. But yes you're right.
jojomodding•5h ago
It already has lots of "magic" semantics and never was just a library type
jojomodding•4h ago
Yes.

Mistral AI raises 1.7B€, enters strategic partnership with ASML

https://mistral.ai/news/mistral-ai-raises-1-7-b-to-accelerate-technological-progress-with-ai
444•TechTechTech•7h ago•259 comments

A clickable visual guide to the Rust type system

https://rustcurious.com/elements/
108•stmw•3d ago•10 comments

You too can run malware from NPM (I mean without consequences)

https://github.com/naugtur/running-qix-malware
63•naugtur•3h ago•46 comments

DuckDB NPM packages 1.3.3 and 1.29.2 compromised with malware

https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb-node/security/advisories/GHSA-w62p-hx95-gf2c
134•tosh•3h ago•80 comments

Hallucination Risk Calculator

https://github.com/leochlon/hallbayes
28•jadelcastillo•2h ago•8 comments

How can England possibly be running out of water?

https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2025/aug/17/how-can-england-possibly-be-running-o...
184•xrayarx•2d ago•275 comments

Signal Secure Backups

https://signal.org/blog/introducing-secure-backups/
890•keyboardJones•20h ago•394 comments

Weaponizing Ads: How Google and Facebook Ads Are Used to Wage Propaganda Wars

https://medium.com/@eslam.elsewedy/weaponizing-ads-how-governments-use-google-ads-and-facebook-ad...
33•bhouston•49m ago•10 comments

Nango (YC W23) Is Hiring a Staff Back End Engineer (Remote)

https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Nango/3467f495-c833-4dcc-b119-cf43b7b93f84
1•bastienbeurier•1h ago

Liquid Glass in the Browser: Refraction with CSS and SVG

https://kube.io/blog/liquid-glass-css-svg/
373•Sateeshm•15h ago•96 comments

Strong Eventual Consistency – The Big Idea Behind CRDTs

https://lewiscampbell.tech/blog/250908.html
85•tempodox•8h ago•34 comments

iPhone dumbphone

https://stopa.io/post/297
533•joshmanders•19h ago•315 comments

Anscombe's Quartet

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anscombe%27s_quartet
19•gidellav•1d ago•7 comments

NPM debug and chalk packages compromised

https://www.aikido.dev/blog/npm-debug-and-chalk-packages-compromised
1231•universesquid•21h ago•662 comments

Experimenting with Local LLMs on macOS

https://blog.6nok.org/experimenting-with-local-llms-on-macos/
341•frontsideair•22h ago•225 comments

Deluxe Paint on the Commodore Amiga

https://stonetools.ghost.io/deluxepaint-amiga/
52•doener•3d ago•13 comments

Microsoft doubles down on small modular reactors and fusion energy

https://www.techradar.com/pro/microsoft-joins-world-nuclear-association-as-it-doubles-down-on-sma...
147•mikece•18h ago•259 comments

The elegance of movement in Silksong

https://theahura.substack.com/p/the-elegance-of-movement-in-silksong
137•theahura•16h ago•205 comments

Alterego: Thought to Text

https://www.alterego.io/
158•oldfuture•16h ago•104 comments

Contracts for C

https://gustedt.wordpress.com/2025/03/10/contracts-for-c/
89•joexbayer•4d ago•69 comments

X Design Notes: Unifying OCaml Modules and Values

https://blog.polybdenum.com/2025/08/19/x-design-notes-unifying-ocaml-modules-and-values.html
12•todsacerdoti•3d ago•0 comments

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507•LorenDB•12h ago•260 comments

Is OOXML Artifically Complex?

https://hsu.cy/2025/09/is-ooxml-artificially-complex/
117•firexcy•3d ago•112 comments

Clankers Die on Christmas

https://remyhax.xyz/posts/clankers-die-on-christmas/
240•jerrythegerbil•22h ago•194 comments

Will Amazon S3 Vectors kill vector databases or save them?

https://zilliz.com/blog/will-amazon-s3-vectors-kill-vector-databases-or-save-them
246•Fendy•21h ago•111 comments

Majority in EU's biggest states believes bloc 'sold out' in US tariff deal

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/09/majority-in-eu-biggest-states-believes-bloc-sold-ou...
10•belter•1h ago•1 comments

Show HN: Attempt – A CLI for retrying fallible commands

https://github.com/MaxBondABE/attempt
57•maxbond•11h ago•15 comments

Seedship – Text-Based Game

https://philome.la/johnayliff/seedship/play/index.html
105•ntnbr•3d ago•41 comments

The key points of "Working Effectively with Legacy Code"

https://understandlegacycode.com/blog/key-points-of-working-effectively-with-legacy-code/
155•lordleft•3d ago•61 comments

AMD claims Arm ISA doesn't offer efficiency advantage over x86

https://www.techpowerup.com/340779/amd-claims-arm-isa-doesnt-offer-efficiency-advantage-over-x86
196•ksec•22h ago•365 comments