jgrim of Sublinks

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Founder of Sublinks

I’m a web developer, sysadmin, and entrepreneur by trade.

I do photography, PC gaming, 3D Printing, and maker projects for fun.

More here: https://jasongr.im

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  • The article discusses the author’s decision to stop using Rust for game development after three years, highlighting several challenges faced with the language in this context. Rust’s strict borrow checker and the requirement for frequent refactoring are noted as barriers to rapid prototyping and iteration, which are crucial in game development. The author also critiques the Rust game development ecosystem for being too tech-centric, which often sidelines the “game” aspect of development. They advocate for a development approach that prioritizes quick testing and iteration over strict code quality, which they find Rust does not support well.
















  • Java isn’t my preferred language. I did learn Rust to try to contribute but found the code base in less than ideal state and the process of contributing to risky. They don’t always accept all PRs. I also have low faith in the success of Lemmy due to it’s poor QA process and it’s major lack of features.

    I believe Java is the best option for this type of application, I almost did it in PHP. My goal was to attract as many people as possible to want to contribute. It’s worked, I have a ton of people contributing in some way, Sublinks roadmap is clear and organized, and we have a super-motivated and driven team.

    We won’t fail.