Zyansheep@programming.dev
on 22 Aug 2023 07:08
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So… basically a nicer API for arena or vector-based allocation where you store the index instead of a pointer?
somegeek@programming.dev
on 22 Aug 2023 07:31
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As a Persian, I approve this crate
sirdorius@programming.dev
on 22 Aug 2023 08:49
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That library is dead for more than a year. Maintainer even deleted the repository. But the article is still a good read.
snaggen@programming.dev
on 22 Aug 2023 11:53
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Weird, a blog post by Collabora about a crate by Collabora, that no longer is availabe? Well, the crate seems to be, but not the code. So, what is going on here?
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
on 22 Aug 2023 12:32
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The code is left as an exercise for the reader.
Anders429@lemmy.world
on 22 Aug 2023 15:32
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You can download the code directly from crates.io still.
CameronDev@programming.dev
on 22 Aug 2023 12:25
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persian-rugpulled :(
snaggen@programming.dev
on 22 Aug 2023 15:44
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They have fixed this and the code is available now.
Vorpal@programming.dev
on 22 Aug 2023 22:03
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Seems to be a wrapper around implementing the “index into data store”-pattern (not sure if there is a better name), but without support for removal from said data store.
From a quick glance I don’t really see what this gives you that wouldn’t also be quite easy with a manual implementation. And then you avoid the proc macro compile time overhead as well.
aloso@programming.dev
on 26 Aug 2023 23:58
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It gives you more type safety, because you use a ProxyᐸFooᐳ instead of just usize.
Vorpal@programming.dev
on 30 Aug 2023 19:17
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In my manual implementation I would assume you would use a newtype, so not really relevant.
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So… basically a nicer API for arena or vector-based allocation where you store the index instead of a pointer?
As a Persian, I approve this crate
That library is dead for more than a year. Maintainer even deleted the repository. But the article is still a good read.
Weird, a blog post by Collabora about a crate by Collabora, that no longer is availabe? Well, the crate seems to be, but not the code. So, what is going on here?
The code is left as an exercise for the reader.
You can download the code directly from crates.io still.
persian-rugpulled :(
They have fixed this and the code is available now.
Seems to be a wrapper around implementing the “index into data store”-pattern (not sure if there is a better name), but without support for removal from said data store.
From a quick glance I don’t really see what this gives you that wouldn’t also be quite easy with a manual implementation. And then you avoid the proc macro compile time overhead as well.
It gives you more type safety, because you use a
ProxyᐸFooᐳinstead of justusize.In my manual implementation I would assume you would use a newtype, so not really relevant.