I'm averaging 3 blog posts/year. It's still a hugely worthwhile activity.
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I've released difftastic 0.22!
* Added PHP, and improved C++ and Rust
* Files are split on clearly unchanged regions before diffing, hugely improving performance
* A ton of improvements to nested diff heuristics
There seem to be three ways to get a fix or feature added to an OSS project:
1: Contribute enthusiasm and camaraderie
2: Contribute and discuss patches
3: Contribute money
The amount required of each hugely depends on the work required.
I've seen some Rust talks recently that describe it as "an alternative to C/C++". This seems like a good framing.
The term 'systems language' has hugely varying interpretations. Does it mean a web service? Does it mean an operating system? They have very different PL needs.

