There is a common sentiment I’ve seen over and over in the Rust community that I think is ignorant at best and harmful at worst.

The tree of robust software must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of breaking changes. smol is no exception.

Today I’m happy to officially announce a project that has been the culmination of about five months of work. This makes it probably the most involved programming project I’ve ever done, and I’m proud of the final result.