Rust·22wAnnouncing Rust 1.91.1
Rust 1.91.1 is a patch release fixing two critical regressions from version 1.91.0. The first addresses linker failures and runtime errors in WebAssembly builds caused by incorrect handling of the wasm_import_module attribute when importing symbols from multiple Wasm modules. The second fixes Cargo's target directory locking on illumos systems, which was inadvertently disabled due to an oversight in the File::lock standard library implementation.
fasterthanli.me·20wDoes Dioxus spark joy?
An in-depth review of Dioxus, a Rust-based full-stack web framework that promises unified codebases across mobile, web, and desktop. The author explores Dioxus's server-side rendering, hydration process, and extensive hook system while comparing it to JavaScript frameworks like React and Svelte. Despite initial frustrations with debugging, hot-patching, and developer experience, the author acknowledges significant improvements in the main branch and recognizes the team's ambitious work on WASM tooling, though concludes the framework isn't quite ready to match JavaScript-based solutions in ergonomics.
Bytes by ui.dev·22wSnapchat is coming for React Native
Snapchat open-sourced Valdi, a cross-platform UI framework that compiles TypeScript components into native views using a C++ layout engine, avoiding web views and JavaScript bridges. The framework has been battle-tested in Snap's production apps for 8 years and features automatic view recycling, hot reload, and flexible adoption into existing native codebases. This follows similar releases from TikTok (Lynx) and Meta's React Native architecture updates, signaling a new wave of cross-platform development tools. The newsletter also covers updates to Storybook 10, Svelte developments, and various JavaScript tooling news.
The Register·22w.NET MAUI will get Linux and browser support via Avalonia
AvaloniaUI is developing an alternative backend for .NET MAUI that will enable Linux and browser support through WebAssembly. Unlike MAUI's native control approach, Avalonia uses its own renderer to draw UI controls, promising consistent appearance across platforms and improved performance, particularly on macOS. The solution will be available as a preview in Q1 2026. Additionally, Avalonia is transitioning from Skia to Google's Impeller rendering engine for better performance.