Using a Box<str> in Rust: https://mahdi.blog/rust-box-str-vs-string/
(Unlike String, it isn't resizable, so it doesn't need to store capacity. Box<str> is only two words, unlike the three words in String!)
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One big challenge of open source is that the number of users (and bug reports) is entirely independent of the number of maintainers. Both users and maintainer capacity can fluctuate wildly.
I find it really interesting how some areas of tech are widely expected to improve radically (e.g. LLMs and smart home tech), others gradually (CPU speed, battery capacity) and others very slowly (e.g. compiler optimisations).
Predicting the future is hard.
Filecoin is solving a real consumer problem (needing backup storage but having empty local capacity,) using blockchain protocols!
https://filecoin.io/blog/filecoin-proof-system/
Blockchain problems can sometimes be replaced with simpler tech, but this seems like a great match.