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This Week in Rust

Issue 639 of This Week in Rust covers the week of February 18, 2026. Highlights include the release of Rust 1.93.1, an update to crates.io's malicious crate notification policy, and Cargo 1.94 development cycle notes. Notable compiler changes include implementation of RFC 3678 (Final trait methods) and a 5-10% parallel frontend performance improvement. Library updates include stabilization of `assert_matches`, new `BinaryHeap::from_raw_vec`, and `carryless_mul`. Rust-Analyzer received numerous bug fixes and assist migrations. Community content covers async Rust evolution, GPU async/await, RISC-V contracts on Polkadot, and building an LLM from scratch in Rust. The crate of the week is `banish`, a proc macro for rule-driven state machines. Upcoming events span virtual and in-person meetups globally through mid-March 2026.

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