Nicholas Nethercote

My last post on the Rust compiler’s performance was in December 2025.

It has been more than six months since my last post on the Rust compiler’s performance.

I am happy to announce that I have joined a new startup called VectorWare.

Did you know that macOS has a secret setting that can make Rust builds faster?

If you are using #[derive(Arbitrary)] to fuzz your Rust code, update the Arbitrary crate to v1.4.2 to get some compile time reductions and possibly some fuzzing speed improvements.

UPDATE 2025-09-03: I have found a new job and will be starting next week.

Rust’s proc macros are powerful but tricky, and have some compile-time costs.

It has been two months since my last post on the Rust compiler’s performance.

My house is now free from the direct burning of fossil fuels.

It has been just over a year since my last update on the Rust compiler’s performance.